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Tarascan copper metallurgy : a multiapproach perspective /

This is 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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maldonado, Blanca (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2018.
Colección:Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ; 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.