Obsidian Across the Americas: Compositional Studies Conducted in the Elemental Analysis Facility at the Field Museum of Natural History (Archaeopress Pre-columbian Archaeology, 17, Band 17) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1803273607 ISBN 13: 9781803273600

Verlag: Archaeopress, 2022

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Obsidian Across the Americas draws attention to recent obsidian studies in the Americas and acts as a reference for archaeologists and scholars interested in material culture and exchange. Moreover, it provides a wide range of case studies in obsidian characterization, material application, and theoretical interpretations in the Americas. The limited geographic occurrence and relatively homogenous nature of obsidian have made the material ideal for archaeometric studies. Since Cann and Renfrew's seminal paper in 1967 on the compositional analysis of obsidian in the Mediterranean, analytical techniques have improved, identification and characterization of sources have increased, and applications have broadened geographically and theoretically to address various socio-cultural activities and behaviours around the world. While many previous publications have focused on different aspects of obsidian characterization, this volume uniquely presents obsidian compositional studies from across the Americas that have relied on the instrumentation housed in the Elemental Analysis Facility at the Field Museum of Natural History. The case studies, which feature materials from North American, Mesoamerican, and South American geological sources, explore the ways in which obsidian analyses have been used to investigate interactions, socio-economic exchanges, and socio-cultural change at multiple scales in the past.

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Gary M. Feinman is the MacArthur Curator of Anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA. His research interests include the archaeology of urban societies, preindustrial economics, comparative governance, social networks, and inequality. He has co-directed archaeological field projects for decades in both Oaxaca, Mexico and Shandong, China. His publications include: Images of the Past, 9th edition (2023), (authored with T. Douglas Price), Archaeological Perspectives on Political Economies (2004), (edited with Linda M. Nicholas), Ancient Oaxaca, 2nd edition (2022), (authored with Richard E. Blanton, Stephen A. Kowalewski, and Linda M. Nicholas), and Archaic States (1998), (edited with Joyce Marcus). Danielle J. Riebe is an instructor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Georgia and a research associate at the Field Museum of Natural History. While her primary archaeological research focuses on prehistoric Eastern and Southeastern Europe, her methodological expertise in compositional techniques and theoretical interests have enabled her to expand her studies to the North American Great Lakes, the North American Southwest, and South America.

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• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1803273607
• ISBN 13: 9781803273600
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
• Herausgeber: Feinman Gary M., Riebe Danielle J.
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