Belize Tools

[Mattern]

Hi all. While going through some of my Artifacts I came across these Tools. My Father and Stepmom visited Central America a number of years back. Dad picked these small flakes while poking around in Belize. They look similar to Johnny's Central Plains Chert. The two large tools he bought at a curio shop also in Belize. I really don't know what to call these blade/ chopper/ Celt/ tools because I have no idea what the central Americans might have been doing with them. I would assume they are similar to our own Natives tools. I also have no idea what culture they came from. Really no of that matters to me because they were a gift from Dad. I just thought you might like to see some tools from Central America. Kim

[beatup1354]

thanks for sharing

[clovisoid]

Cool stuff! I think Belize is probably the most chert/flint rich country out there, and you've got some cool examples there.

The blue grey piece looks like a classic celt, lowland Mayans used slash & burn agriculture followed by letting the fields go back to jungle for several years. If it's thin and polished then it could be a spade, but most of them are celts used for breaking up undergrowth.

The other piece is probably a knife of some type. They range from really thick to thin.

Years ago Mennonite farmers used to sell lots of them to tourists.

[Mattern]

Thanks Clovi Great Information. Neither one are very thin. But I like em.

[Hal Gorges]

Thanks Kim...look like the coulda come from Florida.

[Narrow Way Knapper]

Hey Kim, those blades look useful and large. Interesting history.

[Mattern]

Thank you NW!

[redrocks]

Cool to see kim!

[antmike915]

Cool post, the right piece is killer.

[MacAttack662]

Thanks for showing, it funny though, a guy from my little town of grenada ms owns a little over half of Belize. Paul carpenter, he has a private air strip there