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 Info | Sheffield ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, |
| Description | xii, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Approaches 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009006477 |
| ISBN | 9781845535087 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1845535081 (hardback) |