The sounds and colors of power : the sacred metallurgical technology of ancient West Mexico /

"This major study suggests that prehispanic metallurgy was adopted in western Mexico ca. AD 600 from northern South America. Presents technical analyses and a comprehensive theory for development of Mesoamerican metallurgy. Argues that metals were a ritual and elite material that expressed sacr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hosler, Dorothy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1994.
Temas:
Indian metal-work > Mexico > History.
Indians of Mexico > Antiquities.
Metallurgy > Mexico > History.
Founding > Mexico > History.
Peuples autochtones > Mexique > Antiquités.
Métallurgie > Mexique > Histoire.
Fonderie > Mexique > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Metallurgy.
Antiquities.
Founding.
Indian metal-work.
Metallurgy.
Mexico.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
Mexico > Antiquities.
Mexique > Antiquités.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This major study suggests that prehispanic metallurgy was adopted in western Mexico ca. AD 600 from northern South America. Presents technical analyses and a comprehensive theory for development of Mesoamerican metallurgy. Argues that metals were a ritual and elite material that expressed sacredness and social relations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-300) and index.
ISBN:0585339910
9780585339917
0262275767
9780262275767

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