Blanca Maldonado
Biographic Data
| ID | 285293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Blanca Maldonado |
| GIVEN NAMES | Blanca |
| FAMILY NAME | Maldonado |
| SIGNATURE | MALDONADO B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cultural Dynamics and Production Activities in Ancient Western Mexico
Mesoamerican Metallurgical Technology and Production
This article attempts to link multiple lines of evidence to produce as complete a picture as possible of the chaîne opératoire of prehispanic metal production in Mesoamerica. It discusses the development of mining and metallurgy, mineral resources and mining, the prehispanic copper-smelting process, and alloy technology and the fabrication of artifacts. The technological choices made throughout metallurgical production reflect economic and enviro…
Early copper smelting at Itziparátzico, Mexico
Metal for the Commoners
A Tentative Model of the Organization of Copper Production in the Tarascan State
At the time of the Spanish conquest, the main locus of metal production in Mesoamerica was the Tarascan region of western Mexico. Scholars have argued that mining and metallurgy evolved into a state industry, as metal adornments used as insignias of social status and public ritual became closely associated with political control. In spite of its importance, however, Tarascan metallurgy is poorly documented. The extractive processes involved and t…
An Archaeological Guide to Central and Southern Mexico
Book Review| January 01 2005 An Archaeological Guide to Central and Southern Mexico By Joyce Kelly; photographs by Jerry Kelly and the author; drawings, maps,and site plans by the author. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. xvii + 386 pp., preface, introduction, glossary, bibliography, index. $24.95 paper.) Blanca Maldonado Blanca Maldonado Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnohistory (2005) 52 (1): 228–229. ht…
A Tentative Model of the Organization of Copper Production in the Tarascan State
At the time of the Spanish conquest, the main locus of metal production in Mesoamerica was the Tarascan region of western Mexico. Scholars have argued that mining and metallurgy evolved into a state industry, as metal adornments used as insignias of social status and public ritual became closely associated with political control. In spite of its importance, however, Tarascan metallurgy is poorly documented. The extractive processes involved and t…
Early copper smelting at Itziparátzico, Mexico
Metal for the Commoners
An Archaeological Guide to Central and Southern Mexico
Book Review| January 01 2005 An Archaeological Guide to Central and Southern Mexico By Joyce Kelly; photographs by Jerry Kelly and the author; drawings, maps,and site plans by the author. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. xvii + 386 pp., preface, introduction, glossary, bibliography, index. $24.95 paper.) Blanca Maldonado Blanca Maldonado Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ethnohistory (2005) 52 (1): 228–229. ht…
A Tentative Model of the Organization of Copper Production in the Tarascan State
At the time of the Spanish conquest, the main locus of metal production in Mesoamerica was the Tarascan region of western Mexico. Scholars have argued that mining and metallurgy evolved into a state industry, as metal adornments used as insignias of social status and public ritual became closely associated with political control. In spite of its importance, however, Tarascan metallurgy is poorly documented. The extractive processes involved and t…
Early copper smelting at Itziparátzico, Mexico
Metal for the Commoners
Mesoamerican Metallurgical Technology and Production
This article attempts to link multiple lines of evidence to produce as complete a picture as possible of the chaîne opératoire of prehispanic metal production in Mesoamerica. It discusses the development of mining and metallurgy, mineral resources and mining, the prehispanic copper-smelting process, and alloy technology and the fabrication of artifacts. The technological choices made throughout metallurgical production reflect economic and enviro…
Cultural Dynamics and Production Activities in Ancient Western Mexico
Latin American history and culture (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Materials Science (3 works) · Metallurgy (3 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)