▁Lam ana i ▁beginning , ▁with ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁metal ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁by ▁around ▁A . D . ▁ 1 1 5 0 . ▁The ▁term ▁" co pper " ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁metal ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁site ; ▁however , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁co pper ▁artifact s ▁found ▁at ▁Lam ana i ▁were ▁al loy ed ▁with ▁other ▁met als ▁such ▁as ▁tin ▁or ▁ar sen ic ▁and ▁could ▁techn ically ▁be ▁considered ▁bronze ▁( H os ler ▁ 1 9 9 4 : ▁ 2 1 0 - 2 1 3 ). ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁and ▁variety ▁of ▁co pper ▁objects ▁recovered ▁at ▁Lam ana i ▁indicate ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁comm od ity ▁with ▁remark ably ▁unique ▁a ural ▁and ▁visual ▁properties , ▁metal ▁artifact s ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁Post class ic ▁and ▁later ▁contact ▁period ▁society . ▁Mass on ▁notes ▁that ▁" met al ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁most ▁high valu ed ▁lux ury ▁good ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Post class ic ▁May a ▁world " ▁( 2 0 0 3 : ▁ 2 7 9 ). ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁co pper ▁b ells , ▁elaborate ▁rings , ▁and ▁button ▁like ▁orn aments ▁in ▁Early ▁and ▁Middle ▁Post class ic ▁el ite ▁bur ial s ▁shows ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁displayed ▁such ▁items ▁in ▁certain ▁social ▁and ▁rit ual ▁settings . ▁Co pper ▁b ells ▁worn ▁during ▁performances ▁acted ▁as ▁aud itory ▁rem ind