MAYAN ECCENTRIC This Mayan eccentric was found in a cache of 26 other eccentrics represents a centipede. The edge serrations form the legs and pincers.
Excavations, in 1959-1963 at the Ruins of Altar de the Peabody Museum, produced three centipede eccentrics. Two were bifacially flaked and the third was flaked only on one side or unifacial. They were found in datable features that were widely separated in time. One was dated to the Early Classic period and another was dated to the end of the Classic period. The one illustrated here measures 3 5/16 inches (8.4 cm) long. |