Archaeometallurgy in Mesoamerica [[electronic resource] ] : current approaches and new perspectives / / edited by Aaron N. Shugar and Scott E. Simmons

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462930003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, 2013
• ISBN: 1-4571-7405-7; 1-60732-210-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ShugarAaron N; SimmonsScott E
• Disciplina: 972/.01
• Soggetti: Indian metal-work - Mexico - History - To 1500; Indian metal-work - Central America - History - To 1500; Metallurgy in archaeology - Mexico; Metallurgy in archaeology - Central America; Indians of Mexico - Antiquities; Indians of Central America - Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology) - Mexico; Excavations (Archaeology) - Central America; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Archaeometallurgy in Ancient Mesoamerica / Scott E. Simmons and Aaron N. Shugar -- An Interdisciplinary Survey of a Copper-Smelting Site in West Mexico : The Case of Jicalán el Viejo, Michoacán / Hans Roskamp and Mario Retiz -- Mining and Metallurgy, and the Evidence for Their Development in West Mexico / Blanca Maldonado -- The Production of Copper at El Coyote, Honduras : Processing, Dating, and Political Economy / Patricia Urban, Aaron N. Shugar, Laura Richardson, and Edward Schortman -- Late Prehistoric K'iche' Metal Working at Utatlán, Guatemala / John M. Weeks -- Archaeometallurgy at Lamanai, Belize : New Discoveries and Insights from the Southern Maya Lowland Area / Scott E. Simmons and Aaron N. Shugar -- Breaking the Mold : ; The Socioeconomic Significance of Metal Artifacts at Mayapán / Elizabeth H. Paris and Carlos Peraza Lope -- How "Real" Does It Get? Portable XRF Analysis of Thin-Walled Copper Bells from the Aztec Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlán, Mexico / Niklas Schulze -- Mesoamerican Metallurgy Today / Dorothy Hosler.