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Recent Publications, Conference Papers and Posters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent Publications
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Simmons, S.E., T. Mayfield, J.J. Aimers, and W.J. Stemp, 2025. The San Pedro Site: Late Postclassic and Historic Occupation on Ambergris Caye, Belize. Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology<\/em> 19: 369-379.<\/p>\n

Peta, K., W.J. Stemp, T. Stocking, R. Chen, G. Love, M.A. Gleason, B. Houk, and C.A. Brown. 2025. Multiscale Geometric Characterization and Discrimination of Dermatoglyphs (Fingerprints) on Hardened Clay \u2013 A Novel Archaeological Application of the GelSight Max. Materials <\/em>18, 13: 2939.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J., L. Voorhis, C. Helmke, C.S. Griffith, and J.J. Awe. 2025. Two Ancient Maya Tattooing Tools from Actun Uayazba Kab, Roaring Creek Valley, Belize. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports<\/em> 64: 105158<\/p>\n

Macdonald, D.A., N.L. Martisius, W.J. Stemp, C.A. Brown, L. Guthrie, and M.A. Gleason. 2025. Quantifying Surface Roughness on Shell Tool Edges: First Results and Possible Archaeological Applications. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports <\/em>62: 104986.<\/p>\n

Peta, K., W.J. Stemp, R. Chen, G. Love, and C.A. Brown. 2024. Multiscale Characterizations of Topographic Measurements on Lithic Materials and Microwear Using a GelSight Max: Investigating Potential Archaeological Applications. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports<\/em> 57: 104637.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J., J.J. Awe, and C. Helmke. 2024. The Implements of the Blade House: The Function and Symbolic Significance of Laurel-leaf Bifaces from Caves in Central Belize. Lithic Technology<\/em> 49, 4: 432-447.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J., C. Helmke, G.E. Braswell, and J.J. Awe. 2024. Obsidian Tool Function and Maya Lithic Economy at Terminal Classic Pook\u2019s Hill, Belize: Subsistence, Domestic Activities, and Craft-Production. Latin American Antiquity<\/em> 35, 3: 731-751.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J., J.J. Awe, C. Helmke, and J.A. Lee. 2024. The Ideology and Symbolism of Ancient Maya Chipped Chert and Obsidian Eccentrics from Xunantunich and Caves in Central Belize: Materials, Contexts, Chronology, and Meaning. Journal of Lithic Studies <\/em>11, 2: 30 p. https:\/\/journals.ed.ac.uk\/lithicstudies\/article\/view\/7299<\/a><\/p>\n

Key, A., T. Bartkowiak, D.A. Macdonald, P. Mietlinski, B. Gapinski, I. de la Torre, and W.J. Stemp. 2024. Quantifying Edge Sharpness on Stone Flakes: Comparing Mechanical and Micro-geometric Definitions across Multiple Raw Materials from Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory<\/em> 31, 1: 51-74.<\/p>\n

Simmons, S.E., W.J. Stemp, J.R. Ferguson, and E. Graham. 2023. Recent pXRF Analysis of Obsidian from Marco Gonzalez, Ambergris Caye, Belize. Mexicon<\/em> 45, 3: 65-74.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J. 2023. Ghosts in the Room and Elephants in the Machine: Data Acquisition in Surface Texture Analysis of Stone Tools. Lithic Technology<\/em> 48, 3: 291-306.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J. and D.A. Macdonald. 2022. Diversity and Lithic Microwear: Quantification, Classification, and Standardization. In Defining and Measuring Diversity in Archaeology: Another Step Toward an Evolutionary Synthesis of Culture<\/em>, edited by B. Buchanan and M. Eren, pp. 97-124. Berghahn, New York.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J. and R.M. Rosenswig. 2022. Archaic Period Lithic Technology, Sedentism, and Subsistence in Northern Belize: What Can Debitage at Caye Coco and Fred Smith Tell Us? Latin American Antiquity<\/em> 33(3): 520-539.<\/p>\n

Macdonald, D.A., T. Bartkowiak, M. Mendak, W.J. Stemp, A. Key, I. de la Torre, and M. Wieczorowski. 2022. Revisiting Lithic Edge Characterization with Micro-CT: Multiscale Study of Edge Curvature,\u00a0Re-entrant Features, and their Profile Geometry on Olduvai Gorge Quartzite Flakes. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences<\/em> 14: paper 33.<\/p>\n

Recent Conference Papers and Posters<\/em><\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J. 2025. Maya Coastal Chipped Stone Tool Trade at Marco Gonzalez and San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize<\/u>. Paper presented at the 90th<\/sup> annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J. and M. Brouwer-Burg. 2025. Preceramic Stone Tool Technology in Crooked Tree and Northern Belize.<\/u> Paper presented at the 90th<\/sup> annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J., R.A. Horowitz, and S.E. Simmons. 2024. Maya Lithic and Metal Technologies in Belize<\/u>. Paper presented at the 89th<\/sup> annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n

Horowitz, R.A. and W.J. Stemp, 2024. Understanding Ancestral Maya Expedient Lithic Technology: Raw Material, Production, and Use<\/u>. Paper presented at the 89th<\/sup> annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J., D.A. Macdonald, N.L. Martisius, C.A. Brown, L. Guthrie, and M.A. Gleason. 2023. Quantification of Use-wear on Experimental Shell Tools: First Results using Focus Variation Microscopy and Surface Roughness Analysis<\/u>. Paper presented at the 88th<\/sup> annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

Lee, J.A., J.J. Awe, and W.J. Stemp. 2022. Caches in the Court: The Ideological Significance of Eccentric Lithics from Ballcourt 2, Xunantunich<\/u>. Poster presented at the 18th<\/sup> annual Belize Archaeology Symposium, San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize, Central America.<\/p>\n

Macdonald, D.A., T. Bartkowiak, M. Mendak, W.J. Stemp, A.J.M. Key, I. de la Torre, and M. Wieczorowski. 2022. Sharp Edges and Deep Cuts: Using microCT for the Multiscalar Characterization of Edge Curvature on Olduvai Gorge Quartzite Flakes. <\/u>Association of Archaeological Wear and Residue Analysts (AWRANA) Conference. Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n

Stemp, W.J., J. Awe, and G. Wrobel. 2022. Better Late Than Never: Current Understanding of the Preceramic in Western and Central Belize<\/u>. Paper presented at the 87th<\/sup> annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n

Lee, J., J. Awe, and W.J. Stemp. 2022. The Ideological Significance of Eccentric Lithic Caches from Ballcourt 2 at Xunantunich, Belize<\/u>. Poster presented at the 87th<\/sup> annual Society for American Archaeology Conference, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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