Talk:Jade use in Mesoamerica

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Contents 1 Jade not used in China before 2nd Millenium CE? 2 Michael Coe quote? 3 Not Used in North America 4 Jade page Changes

[edit] Jade not used in China before 2nd Millenium CE?

I think this statement is mistaken: jade was widely used in China well before Christ, and were in fact jade burial suits were "relatively common" during the first few centuries of CE among members of the society that could afford them: see Jade burial suit. The line in this article might need some clarification: is it meant to say that jade was commonly used for everyday-use tools in Meso-America and that these would've been affordable to the common people?

[edit] Michael Coe quote?

Can anyone confirm the quote by Michael Coe (and maybe add information concerning who he is)? I only included it in my reworking of the article because it was already there, but noted that it was very similar to the grammar and style of the previous version. Thanks!

Salmar 23:16, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Not Used in North America

Surprisingly the exception to the rule that neolithic cultures all used jade is in North America. Nephrite was strewn all over central Wyoming but the indians don't seem to have used it. Similarly there was a lot of Jade in the Kobuk Valley in Alaska and in British Columbia but it doesn't seem to have been used by the natives.204.227.223.53 16:09, 6 November 2006 (UTC)Tlaloc

[edit] Jade page Changes

I made some changes to the page and add external links, in fact I change the China part, Dr. Coe is a renown archaeologist, mainly in the Maya area of Guatemala.Authenticmaya 03:39, 1 January 2007 (UTC)AuthenticmayaAuthenticmaya 03:39, 1 January 2007 (UTC)