The Artifacts of Tikal–Ornamental and Ceremonial Artifacts and Unworked Material

Tikal Report 27A

By (author) William R Coe By (author) Hattula Moholy-Nagy

Book cover: The Artifacts of Tikal–Ornamental and Ceremonial Artifacts and Unworked Material

Extent: 512 pages

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum

Subjects: Archaeology of the Americas

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(May 2008)

ISBN: 9781931707947

8.46 x 10.98 inches

Price: $100.00

In stock

TR27A reports on goods used as markers of social status and goods used in ritual. It describes the splendid ornaments and insignia of jade, shell, pearls, and inscribed bone shown in representations on monuments and pottery vessels and recovered from the burials of Tikal’s elites. Each artifact is described in the text, tabulated, and richly illustrated with drawings and photographs.


TR27A reports on goods used as markers of social status and goods used in ritual. It describes the splendid ornaments and insignia of jade, shell, pearls, and inscribed bone shown in representations on monuments and pottery vessels and recovered from the burials of Tikal’s elites. Each artifact is described in the text, tabulated, and richly illustrated with drawings and photographs. An accompanying CD-ROM includes updated databases for all recovered objects, enabling the reader to discover detailed relationships between artifact, date, and context. It also includes William R. Coe’s drafts of reconstructions of destroyed offerings and typologies for ceremonial lithics and shell “Charlie Chaplin” figurines.

  • By (author) William R Coe
  • By (author) Hattula Moholy-Nagy