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III. Technology and geologic sources of obsidian artifacts from Cerro de las Mesas, Veracruz, Mexico, with observations on Olmec trade
Thomas R. Hester,Robert F. Helzer,Robert N. Jack +2 more
- Iss: 13, pp 133-141
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In this paper, the authors analyzed sixteen obsidian artifacts from Cerro de las Mesas, Veracruz, and found that the major obsidian source for this site appears to be the Pico de Orizaba locality in Veraca, Mexico.Abstract:
Sixteen obsidian artifacts from Cerro de las Mesas, Veracruz, were analyzed by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry; the major obsidian source for this site appears to be the Pico de Orizaba locality in Veracruz. The results fit into the pattern emerging in which the obsidian industries at major sites are dominated by materials from one particular obsidian source. The major source for Cerro de la Mesas is Pico de Orizaba, for Tres Zapotes it is Zaragoza, Puebla, for San Lorenzo it is Guadalupe Victoria, Puebla, and at La Venta, it is two yet unknown localities. The latter three sites all have substantial Olmec occupation; Cerro de las Mesas is not an Olmec site. -- AATAread more
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Mesoamerican Polyhedral Cores and Prismatic Blades
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of the author's attempts to replicate the obsidian polyhedral cores and prismatic blades of Mesoamerica have been discussed, and the importance of preforming the core and platform preparation is stressed, and it is pointed out that usually, actual removal of the blade offers few problems.