Etlatongo
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Etlatongo is an archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico. Situated in the Nochixtlán Valley within the Mixteca Alta, Etlatongo encompasses both a Formative Period site, located between two rivers, and a
Orange-on-white pottery from Etlatongo, identified through neutron activation analysis as originating in the Olmec site of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán.© Jeffrey Blomster
Obsidian use in Mesoamerica
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Obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass that was an important part of the material culture of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Obsidian was a highly integrated part of daily and ritual life, and its w
An obsidian prismatic blade fragment from the Maya site of Chunchucmil