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Kaplan, E. (1994). Technical Report: Fragments from Cueva de los Quetzales, Petexbatún Regional Archaeological Project. Unpublished Report (SCMRE/CAL #5449, October 1994), Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education.

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• TITLE: Fresh Observations on Ancient Maya Ceramic/Textile Composites: Technological, Contextual and Conceptual Reconsiderations

  AUTHORS: Michele M. Bleuze, Melanie Saldaña, James E. Brady

  KEYWORDS: Composite Material, Ceramic, Slip, Micro-CT Scan, Maya

  JOURNAL NAME: Archaeological Discovery, Vol.11 No.4, September 27, 2023

  ABSTRACT: In 1993, the Petexbatun Regional Cave Survey discovered a previously unknown composite material in the Cueva de los Quetzales, Petén, Guatemala. The composite material, consisting of layers of cotton fabric impregnated with ceramic slipping material, was analyzed by the Smithsonian Institution’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory (now the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education [SCMRE]). Recently, a micro-CT scan of one of the sherds has led the authors to question the established position that use of the composite technology was highly specialized and produced exclusively for the elite.