The Sounds and Colors of Power : The Sacred Metallurgical Technology of Ancient West Mexico
date of publication: 1994
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-08230-3
ISBN-10: 0-262-08230-6
"This major study suggests that prehispanic metallurgy was adopted in western Mexico ca. AD 600 from northern South America. Presents technical analyses and a comprehensive theory for development of Mesoamerican metallurgy. Argues that metals were a ritual and elite material that expressed sacredness and social relations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. Source: OpenLibrary
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- isbn:9780262082303 - inv:e2e2484df5b02a8ead9188dc5e2aa6f0
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