Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 28478
El intercambio de preciosidades entre los mayas de Mesoamérica y los chibchas de Costa Rica: El caso de las placas de jade y discos de pizarra mayas encontrados en Costa Rica
The exchange of precious goods between the Maya of Mesoamerica and the Chibcha of Costa Rica: The case of Maya jade plaques and slate disks found in Costa Rica
Conference Paper
Reents-Budet, D., Mora-Marín, D.F. and Fields, V. (2018) El intercambio de preciosidades entre los mayas de Mesoamérica y los chibchas de Costa Rica: El caso de las placas de jade y discos de pizarra mayas encontrados en Costa Rica. [The exchange of precious goods between the Maya of Mesoamerica and the Chibcha of Costa Rica: The case of Maya jade plaques and slate disks found in Costa Rica] XXXI Simposio de Investigaciones arqueológicas en Guatemala,: Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, pp. 130–142.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in Spanish | RWHL
gems, jade, Mesoamerica, early art, Maya, Olmec, Aztec, Mexico, Guatemala,
The article analyzes the cultural and commercial exchange between the Maya of Mesoamerica and the Chibcha peoples of Costa Rica, focusing on the presence of Maya jade plaques and slate disks in Costa Rica. It suggests that this exchange occurred primarily between 400 B.C. and A.D. 800, and that the Chibcha acquired jade from the Maya in exchange for precious metals and shells. In addition, the article discusses the implications of these findings for understanding the cultural interaction between these ancient societies.