Early Olmec obsidian trade and economic organization at San Lorenzo

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2784-2798

  Hirth, Kenneth ^a   Cyphers, Ann ^b   Cobean, Robert ^c   De León, Jason ^d   Glascock, Michael D ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesoamerica; Obsidian source analysis; Olmec; San Lorenzo; Trade; XRF

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; OBSIDIAN; TRADE FLOW; TRADE ORGANIZATION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MESOAMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84875202827     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.033     Document Type: Article

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