The technology of Maya civilization political economy and beyond in lithic studies / edited by Zachary X. Hruby, Geoffrey E. Braswell, and Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos.

Other author Hruby, Zachary X.
Other author Braswell, Geoffrey E.
Other author Chinchilla Mazariegos, Oswaldo Fernando, 1965-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSheffield ; Oakville, CT : Equinox,
Descriptionxii, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
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SeriesApproaches to anthropological archaeology
Contents The technology of ancient Maya civilization / Geoffrey E. Braswell -- Pt. I. Comparative studies. Lessons from the field : the contribution of Colha to lowland Maya lithic research / Jason W. Barrett, Harry J. Shafer, and Thomas R. Hester ; Observations on the use-life trajectory of lithic artifacts at Tikal, Guatemala / Hattula Moholy-Nagy ; Socioeconomic and political implications of regional studies of Maya lithic artifacts : two case studies of the Copan Region, Honduras, and the Aguateca Region, Guatemala / Kazul Aoyama -- Pt. II. Chert studies. Ancient Maya exploitation of non-renewable resources in the eastern Maya lowlands / Jason W. Barrett ; Defining the chert paucity problem in the northern Maya lowlands : a first approximation / Nicholas F. Hearth and Scott L. Fedick ; Phantom lithics at Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico / Bruce H. Dahlin ... [et al.] -- Pt. III. Obsidian studies. The history of Tak'alik Ab'aj : an obsidian perspective / Jose Crasborn Chavarria ; The obsidian workshop of El Baul, Cotzumalhuapa / Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos ; Procurement and production of obsidian artifacts at Calakmul / Geoffrey E. Braswell and Michael D. Glascock ; The extraction of obsidian at El Chayal, Guatemala / Edgar Suyuc Ley -- Pt. IV. Jade studies. Ancient jade workshops : archaeological reconnaissance in the upper Rio El Tambor, Guatemala / Karl A. Taube, Zachary X. Hruby, and Luis A. Romero ; The organization of jade production at Cancuen, Guatemala / Brigitte Kovacevich -- Pt. V. Conclusion. Political economy and beyond in Maya lithic studies / Zachary X. Hruby.
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LCCN 2009006477
ISBN9781845535087 (hardback)
ISBN1845535081 (hardback)