Pathways to Prismatic Blades

A Study in Mesoamerican Obsidian Core-Blade Technology

145 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume explores the social and economic processes involved in the manufacture of obsidian prismatic blades, one of the sharpest cutting instruments ever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusing on ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine the variation in the way the blades were manufactured and the causes behind their variation.

• Reihe: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
• ISBN: 9780917956997
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2002
• Größe: 229 x 153 mm
• Verlag: ISD International - IPSUK
• Herausgegeben von: Bradford Andrews, Kenneth Hirth