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248 REYNA B. SOLÍS & GUADALUPE MARTÍNEZ 4. RESULTS For the analysis of manufactured objects, both, the Pinctada mazatlanica (29 whole objects and 418 fragments) and Strombus galeatus (6 complete and 27 incomplete) pieces were selected. The choice was based on two criteria, the abundance of these two species within the site in archaeological times (74.48% of the assemblage) and the number of modifications on these particular species occurred during the process of manufacture. The results of the handwork print analysis on the surface of the specimens obtained through the archaeologily allowed us to identify the homogeneity and standardisation in both techniques and tools. In respect to the abrading of the outer and medium layer of the shells, such as the regularization of the mollusc surface, at 30X very well defined lines on the surface were observed (fig. 7), at 100X there are wavy appearance flat bands of 64 µm wide (fig. 8), which correspond to andesite carving tools, coinciding with the ones found by the archaeological pieces; such tools were also used to give the objects a specific shape and to regularize the edges formed by cutting. The edges observed at 30X show well marked parallel lines (fig. 9), while at 600X they exhibit parallel lines of 0.8 to 1.3µm, coinciding with the experimental prints produced with obsidian flakes (fig. 10). At 30X holes are characterized as having smooth surfaces with scarcely visible features (fig. 11), however at 1000X they show a rough surface with straight lines of 1.3 to 2.0µm, diagnostically characteristic of the employment of chert powder animated with a vegetal reed (fig. 12). Finally, at 30X the finishes are characterized by a fine and shiny surface (fig. 13), at 600X they exhibit flat and straight bands of 4.0-5.0µm with interior lines of 0.41µm, features experimentally left by a chert nodule and polishing (fig. 14), possibly made with a soft material similar to the leather employed in the experiments. As we can see, a series of choices made in a systematic manner through the different stages of the operation chains by the craftsmen in charge of object production, indicate that tool usage is constant throughout the Teopantecuanitlan site. It is also important to consider the contextual location of the objects, most of the production evidence can be found concentrated in an specific 100m 2 area within the North Square in the Ceremonial Chamber. The objects in production and the tools and techniques of the finished objects were found in tomb contexts and placed in the architectural structures of the site, as evidence of the regulation of the production of shell objects and the creation of standardized tools occurred during production within the site. Thus so, the tools related to the material, which were located in the vicinity of the shrine, andesite, and obsidian flakes and blades, as well as chert nodules, corroborate the analysis results. 5. SHELL OBJECT SPECIALIZED PRODUCTION AT TEOPANTECUANITLAN Teopantecuanitlan shell objects may be considered as prestige goods. Leaders in the region control the production and distribution of these objects to increase or extend their political power (Brumfiel & Earle 1987:3). In this way, the elite members consciously and strategically employed this specialization in order to promote and maintain social inequity, strengthening and consolidating their political coalitions, as well as founding new control institutions over prestige goods elaborated by specific producers attached to the centralized power (ibidem). Figure 7. Experimental abrading surface of Pinctada mazatlanica (a) and archaeological one (b). MUNIBE Suplemento - Gehigarria 31, 2010 S.C. <strong>Aranzadi</strong>. Z.E. Donostia/San Sebastián
Specialized Shell Object Production at Teopantecuanitlan Site (Guerrero, México) 249 Figure 8. Experimental abrading with andesite (a) and archaeological one (b), both at 100X. Figure 9. Experimental edge (a) and archaeological one, (b) both with parallel lines at 30X. Figure 10. Experimental edge with obsidian flakes (a) and archaeological object (b) at 600X. Figure 11. Experimental hole (a) and archaeological bead (b), both with smooth surface. MUNIBE Suplemento - Gehigarria 31, 2010 S.C. <strong>Aranzadi</strong>. Z.E. Donostia/San Sebastián
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