Mesoamerican Lithic Technology : Experimentation and Interpretation
by Conference on Ancient Mesoamerican Obsidian Blade Production; Hirth, Kenn; Hirth, Kenn-
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Table of Contents
List of Figures | p. vii |
List of Tables | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Experimentation and Interpretation in Mesoamerican Lithic Technology | p. 3 |
The Behavioral Model in Maya Core-Blade Technology: A Historical View | p. 10 |
A Review of Twentieth-Century Mesoamerican Obsidian Studies | p. 15 |
Blade-Making Techniques from the Old World: Insights and Applications to Mesoamerican Obsidian Lithic Technology | p. 55 |
Mexica Blade Making with Wooden Tools: Recent Experimental Insights | p. 72 |
Handheld Prismatic Blade Manufacture in Mesoamerica | p. 98 |
Pecked and Scored Initiations: Early Classic Core-Blade Production in the Central Maya Lowlands | p. 108 |
Measurable Flintknapping | p. 120 |
The Maya Eccentric: Evidence for the Use of the Indirect Percussion Technique in Mesoamerica from Preliminary Experiments Concerning Their Manufacture | p. 132 |
Alternative Techniques for Producing Mesoamerican-Style Pressure Flaking Patterns on Obsidian Bifaces | p. 147 |
From the Quarry Pit to the Trash Pit: Comparative Core-Blade Technology at Tula, Hidalgo, and the Ucareo Obsidian Source Region | p. 153 |
The Kaminaljuyu Production Sequence for Obsidian Prismatic Blades: Technological Characteristics and Research Questions | p. 170 |
The Xochicalco Production Sequence for Obsidian Prismatic Blades: Technological Analysis and Experimental Inferences | p. 182 |
Biface Production and Craft Specialization: A View from Sierra de las Navajas, Hidalgo | p. 197 |
Measuring Prehistoric Craftsman Skill: Contemplating Its Application to Mesoamerican Core-Blade Research | p. 208 |
Craftsmanship and Craft Specialization | p. 220 |
Experimentation and Interpretation in Mesoamerican Lithic Technology: A Look to the Future | p. 234 |
Bibliography of Quarry Studies | p. 239 |
Publication History of Major Journals | p. 241 |
Bibliography of Dissertations and Theses | p. 253 |
Combined Bibliography of Journal Samples, Dissertations, and Theses | p. 263 |
Bibliography of Replication and Ethnographic Studies | p. 271 |
Explanation of the Cases Documented in Table 16.2 | p. 273 |
References | p. 277 |
List of Contributors | p. 341 |
Index | p. 343 |
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