Events

Dr. Chiarulli will present how the Maya made and used stone tools in ritual as well as everyday activities. Ritual stones included spear points, obsidian blades used in bloodletting and eccentric works of art used by the kings and nobles to reinforce their political boundaries. Stone was used by everyone as in woodcutting, carving, hunting and agriculture. This presentation looks at the sources of the different kinds of stone, techniques used to make stone tools, and uses of the stone tools among the Maya in Northern Belize.