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A TOUCH OF TEOTIHUACAN AT IZAPA: THE CONTENTS OF TWO BURIALS FROM GROUP F

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2019

John E. Clark  and
Thomas A. Lee Jr.
John E. Clark
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Brigham Young University, 876 KMBL, Provo, Utah 84602
Thomas A. Lee Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Brigham Young University, 876 KMBL, Provo, Utah 84602
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Abstract

Two burials excavated at Izapa in 1963 have special green obsidian artifacts made at Teotihuacan. We describe the contexts and contents of these burials and consider the significance of their contents in light of Spence's (1996) model of Teotihuacan exchange of obsidian objects. We interpret the Izapa artifacts as gifted objects indicative of the political independence of Izapa in Middle Classic times.

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Research Article
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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 29 , Special Issue 2: Recent Research on Izapa Archaeology and Iconography , Fall 2018 , pp. 265 - 288
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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