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

• Pubblicazione: Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 972/.01
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Altri autori: ShugarAaron N SimmonsScott E
• 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Presenting 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Archaeometallurgy in Mesoamerica
• ISBN: 9781457174056; 1457174057; 9781607322108; 1607322102
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958688303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II