Pathways to Prismatic Blades

Pathways to Prismatic BladesThis 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.

Jim McGuigan analyses Williams's often complicated work in a clear

It also provides few case studies of the relationship between the government

creative and ethically-driven ways to use heritage for healing

This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life

sometimes seen as the repositories of truth

Through an examination of the rite and practice of consecrating (dedication) churches in eleventh-century Italy

More than other medical imaging modalities

essays on the multimedia products associated with the films

As part of the profession's ongoing EDISJ efforts to redress librarianship’s problematic past

This volume brings together many aspects of the Tapestry: the practical skills involved in making the embroidery

Through an almost cinematic lens

A visual exploration of decay