
Weapons and Tools
Stone
Guatemala
Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala
Imported restricted since 1991 from the Petén region of Guatemala and since 1997 from all of Guatemala.
Section II.E of Designated List in force since 2012.
Pre-Columbian Archaeological Material (Dating From Approximately 2000 B.C. to A.D. 1524)
II. Stone (jade, obsidian, flint, alabaster/calcite, limestone, slate, and other).
E. Tools and Weapons.
1. Arrowheads (3–7 cm length).
2. Axes, adzes, celts (3–16 cm length).
3. Blades (4–15 cm length).
4. Chisels (20–30 cm length).
5. Spearpoints (3–10 cm length).
6. Eccentric shapes (10–15 cm length).
7. Grindingstones (30–50 cm length).
Example shown: Grinding stone, Santa Bárbara, Suchitepéquez, 29 x 7 x 7.7 cms
For import restrictions in force from 1991, see History of Import Restrictions below.
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