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Pathways to Prismatic Blades : A Study in Mesoamerican Obsidian Core-Blade Technology, Paperback / softback Book

Pathways to Prismatic Blades : A Study in Mesoamerican Obsidian Core-Blade Technology Paperback / softback

Edited by Bradford Andrews, Kenneth Hirth

Part of the Monographs series

Paperback / softback

Description

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.

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