Pathways to Prismatic Blades

A Study in Mesoamerican Obsidian Core-Blade Technology

edited by Kenneth Hirth and Bradford Andrews

Book cover: Pathways to Prismatic Blades

Extent: 150 pages

Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

Subjects: Anthropology, Archaeology of the Americas

Series: Monographs

Series volume number: 45

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 2002)

ISBN: 9780917956997

8.46 x 10.94 inches

Price: $9.95

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PDF (Published)

(December 2002)

ISBN: 9781938770791

Price: $10.00

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.

  • Edited by Bradford Andrews
  • Edited by Kenneth Hirth