Resumen

LOWE, Lynneth S.. Los ornamentos de ámbar en el área maya: arqueología y etnohistoria. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2004, vol.25, pp.47-56. ISSN 0185-2574.

In this article we analyze the archaeological and etnohistorical evidences related with the ornamental uses of amber in the Maya region. The typology of amber ornaments made during Pre-Hispanic times included pendants, beads for necklaces, earspools, nose disks and lip plugs. These pieces have been found in archaeological contexts since Middle Preclassic period, around 700 BC and, according with historical sources, they continued to be used in Traditional ways during the early colonial period in Chiapas and Yucatan.