1 1 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁arch ae ological ▁context s ▁in ▁which ▁co pper ▁objects ▁have ▁been ▁recovered ▁at ▁the ▁ancient ▁May a ▁site ▁of ▁Lam ana i ▁in ▁northern ▁Bel ize ▁have ▁great ▁significance ▁in ▁that ▁these ▁objects ▁served ▁great ▁purpose ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁during ▁Post class ic ▁time ▁that ▁dates ▁from ▁A . D . ▁ 9 5 0 - 1 5 4 4 . ▁Near ly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁co pper ▁objects ▁found ▁at ▁Lam ana i ▁are ▁distinct ly ▁Mes o amer ican ▁in ▁form ▁and ▁design ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁met all urg ical ▁anal ys es ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁manufact uring ▁techn ologies ▁were ▁distinct ly ▁Mes o amer ican ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁production ▁materials ▁and ▁mis - cast ▁pieces ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁chemical ▁compos itional ▁and ▁micro ▁struct ural ▁analysis ▁support ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁May ans ▁at ▁Lam ana i ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁on - site ▁production ▁of ▁co pper ▁objects ▁by ▁late ▁pre - ▁Columb ian ▁times .( cite ▁sc ott ▁article ). ▁Object s ▁are ▁class ified ▁and ▁exam ined ▁in ▁the ▁context s , ▁forms , ▁styles , ▁uses , ▁and ▁sources ▁of ▁co pper ▁objects ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁B uk ▁cer am ic ▁phase , ▁which ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁the ▁Early ▁Post class ic ▁period ▁( A . D . ▁ 9 5 0 - 1 2 0 0 ). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁co pper ▁objects ▁recovered ▁at