Tarascan Copper Metallurgy
A study which provides valuable insights into the nature of metal production and the development of technology and political economy in ancient Mesoamerica, offering a contribution to general anthropological theories of the emergence of social complexity.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Archaeopress,
2019
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| Series: | Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology Ser.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Approaches to the study of technology and craft production
- Synopsis of preindustrial metallurgy as applied to Mesoamerica
- Tarascan copper smelting at the zone of Itzipart̀zico : a case study
- Methods of technological organization
- Conclusions, remarks, and suggestions for future research.
