Chunchucmil
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Chunchucmil was once a large, sprawling pre-Columbian Maya city located in the western part of what is now the state of Yucatán, Mexico.
Archaeological mounds of ancient Chunchucmil
Salt evaporation ponds of Celestún in the Yucatan Peninsula
Digital Elevation Model combined with an aerial photograph showing pyramidal architecture of Chunchucmil
Reconstruction of the "Lóol" Residential Group at Chunchucmil
Prismatic blade
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In archaeology, a prismatic blade is a long, narrow, specialized stone flake tool with a sharp edge, like a small razor blade. Blade segments were sometimes distributed and exchanged, rather than a co
Chunchucmil
…the wall could be completed, leading to the ultimate demise of the ancient city. The chipped-stone assemblage of Chunchucmil is dominated by obsidian prismatic blades. The prismatic blade industry was ubiquitous throughout Mesoamerica and primarily used in the production of obsidian tools. Lithic analyses have…
An obsidian prismatic blade fragment from Chunchucmil, Yucatán, Mexico