▁as ▁orn aments ▁reflect ing ▁social ▁status . ▁More ▁co pper ▁artifact s ▁have ▁been ▁recovered ▁at ▁Lam ana i ▁than ▁at ▁any ▁other ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁May a ▁world . ▁To ▁date , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 ▁co pper ▁artifact s ▁have ▁been ▁exc av ated , ▁including ▁b ells , ▁rings , ▁twe ez ers , ▁various ▁cl othing ▁orn aments , ▁p ins , ▁axes , ▁ch is els , ▁need les , ▁and ▁fish ▁hook s . ▁ ▁Bur ial s ▁Lam ana i ▁ ▁co pper ▁objects ▁all ▁were ▁found ▁associated ▁with ▁el ite ▁bur ial s ▁except ▁for ▁one ▁object ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁cache ▁and ▁one ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁m idden . ▁Co pper ▁objects ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 7 ▁bur ial s ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁these ▁two ▁structures . ▁ ▁Co pper ▁met all ur gy ▁Ev idence ▁for ▁on site ▁co pper ▁met all ur gy ▁at ▁Lam ana i ▁consists ▁of ▁ing ots , ▁p igs , ▁bl anks , ▁sheet ▁pieces , ▁mis - cast ▁objects , ▁and ▁casting ▁de br is . ▁P igs ▁are ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁pour ing ▁remainder ▁metal ▁from ▁a ▁cast ▁out ▁to ▁cool ; ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁ing ots , ▁p igs ▁are ▁usually ▁not ▁formed ▁into ▁standard ized ▁or ▁even ▁semi - standard ized ▁shapes ▁or ▁sizes . ▁The ▁discussion ▁of ▁the ▁forms ▁and ▁styles ▁of ▁co pper ▁artifact s ▁from ▁Lam ana i ▁follows ▁P ender