LEADER 04741nam 2200805 a 450 001 9910958688303321 005 20240515221524.0 010 $a9781457174056 010 $a1457174057 010 $a9781607322108 010 $a1607322102 035 $a(CKB)2670000000333565 035 $a(EBL)3039785 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000874175 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11526841 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000874175 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10885860 035 $a(PQKB)11250751 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3039785 035 $a(OCoLC)827947250 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18754 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3039785 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10651474 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL913675 035 $a(DE-B1597)716325 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781607322108 035 $a(Perlego)2031521 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000333565 100 $a20121019d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aArchaeometallurgy in Mesoamerica $ecurrent approaches and new perspectives /$fedited by Aaron N. Shugar and Scott E. Simmons 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBoulder $cUniversity Press of Colorado$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781607322009 311 08$a1607322005 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aArchaeometallurgy in Ancient Mesoamerica / Scott E. Simmons and Aaron N. Shugar -- An Interdisciplinary Survey of a Copper-Smelting Site in West Mexico : The Case of Jicala?n el Viejo, Michoaca?n / 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 Utatla?n, 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 Mayapa?n / 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, Tenochtitla?n, Mexico / Niklas Schulze -- Mesoamerican Metallurgy Today / Dorothy Hosler. 330 $aPresenting the latest in archaeometallurgical research in a Mesoamerican context, Archaeometallurgy in Mesoamerica brings together up-to-date research from the most notable scholars in the field. These contributors analyze data from a variety of sites, examining current approaches to the study of archaeometallurgy in the region as well as new perspectives on the significance metallurgy and metal objects had in the lives of its ancient peoples. The chapters are organized following the cyclical nature of metals--beginning with extracting and mining ore, moving to smelting and casting of finished objects, and ending with recycling and deterioration back to the original state once the object is no longer in use. Data obtained from archaeological investigations, ethnohistoric sources, ethnographic studies, along with materials science analyses, are brought to bear on questions related to the integration of metallurgy into local and regional economies, the sacred connotations of copper objects, metallurgy as specialized crafting, and the nature of mining, alloy technology, and metal fabrication. 606 $aIndian metal-work$zMexico$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aIndian metal-work$zCentral America$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aMetallurgy in archaeology$zMexico 606 $aMetallurgy in archaeology$zCentral America 606 $aIndians of Mexico$xAntiquities 606 $aIndians of Central America$xAntiquities 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zMexico 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zCentral America 615 0$aIndian metal-work$xHistory 615 0$aIndian metal-work$xHistory 615 0$aMetallurgy in archaeology 615 0$aMetallurgy in archaeology 615 0$aIndians of Mexico$xAntiquities. 615 0$aIndians of Central America$xAntiquities. 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 676 $a972/.01 701 $aShugar$b Aaron N$01799931 701 $aSimmons$b Scott E$01799932 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958688303321 996 $aArchaeometallurgy in Mesoamerica$94344361 997 $aUNINA