A Maya metal-worker's tool from Belize
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3780715 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Olsen Bruhns, Norman Hammond |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 218 |
| Pages | 175-180 |
| Publication date | 1982-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x0005465x |
| OpenAlex | W2203186537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
The civilizations of prehispanic America never advanced technologically beyond the early bronze age: although both the Inca and the Aztec had tools and some weapons of cast bronze, the warriors that fought Cortes used swords edged with obsidian blades. The Classic Maya, who flourished in the first millennium AD, had only a casual acquaintance with metal until the ninth century (Bray, 1977) and raised the great temples of Tikal with an engineering capability no greater than that of the builders of Stonehenge
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Bronze Age · Casual · Maya · Ninth · Political science · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 2009 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |