Anthropology
Archaeology of the Ancient Americas
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Mesoamerica
Prehistory
Product details
- ISBN 9780917956997
- Weight: 435g
- Dimensions: 215 x 278mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2002
- Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Kenneth Hirth is professor of anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University. Bradford Andrews is a research associate in anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University.
