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Precolumbian Jade : New Geological and Cultural Interpretations
author
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Lange, Frederick W.
publisher
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University of Utah Press
isbn10 | asin
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0874803934
print isbn13
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9780874803938
ebook isbn13
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9780585111896
language
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English
subject
Indians of Central America--Antiquities--Congresses, Jade art objects--Central America--Congresses, Jade--Costa Rica--Congresses, Mayas--Antiquities--Congresses, Jade--Central America--Congresses, Central America--Antiquities--Congresses.
publication date
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1993
lcc
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F1434.P7 1993eb
ddc
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730/.09728
subject
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Indians of Central America--Antiquities--Congresses, Jade art objects--Central America--Congresses, Jade--Costa Rica--Congresses, Mayas--Antiquities--Congresses, Jade--Central America--Congresses, Central America--Antiquities--Congresses.
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Precolumbian Jade
New Geological and Cultural Interpretations
Edited By Frederick W. Lange
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESS Salt Lake City
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This symbol indicates books printed on paper that meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information ServicesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI A 39.38-1984.
1993 by the University of Utah Press All rights reserved
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Precolumbian jade: new geological and cultural interpretations / edited by Frederick W. Lange. p. cm. Based on a conference held in 1987 as a mid-course review of the Maya and Costa Rican Jade Research Projects. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87480-393-4 (alk. paper) 1. Indians of Central AmericaAntiquitiesCongresses. 2. Jade art objectsCentral AmericaCongresses. 3. JadeCosta RicaCongresses. 4. MayasAntiquities Congresses. 5. JadeCentral AmericaCongresses. 6. Central America Antiquities Congresses I. Lange, Frederick W., 1944. F1434.P7 1993 92-34099 730'.09728dc20 CIP
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TO THE MEMORY OF Gordon F. Ekholm and Joan Mishara, friends and colleagues
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CONTENTS
Illustrations
x
Plates
xiv
Tables
xv
Preface
xvii
Introduction
Frederick W. Lange
1
Part I Geology and Mineralogy
7
1. Middle American Jade: Geologic and Petrologic Perspectives on Variability and Source
George E. Harlow
9
2. Compositional and Structural Characterization of Maya and Costa Rican Jadeitites
Ronald L. Bishop, Edward V. Sayre, And Joan Mishara
30
3. A Possible Source of Raw Material for the Costa Rican Lapidary Industry
Margarita Reynoard De Ruenes
61
4. Jades in the Jade Museum, Instituto Nacional de Seguros, San Jos, Costa Rica
Zulay Soto
68
5. Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Jade Artifact Analysis
Brian Curtiss
73
6. The Enigma of Jade, with Mineralogical Reference to Central American Source Materials
Phoebe L. Hauff
82
7. Mesoamerican Jade: Surface Changes Caused By Natural Weathering
Leoncio A. Garza-Valds
104
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8. Sources of Maya and Central American Jadeitites: Data Bases and InterpretationsA Summary
Ronald L. Bishop And Frederick W. Lange
125
Part II Cultural Contexts
131
9. The Beginning of Classic Maya Jade Carving in the Southeast
Elizabeth Easby
133
10 Jade and Jade Objects in Precolumbian Costa Rica
Doris Z. Stone
141
11. The Jade Ahau: Toward a Theory of Commodity Value in Maya Civilization
David A. Freidel
149
12. The Cultural Context of Jade Artifacts from the Maya Site of Cerros, Belize
James F. Garber
166
14. The Context of Jade in Costa Rica
Juan Vicente Guerrero M.
191
13. Ancient Currency: The Style and Use of Jade and Marble Carvings in Central Honduras
Kenneth G. Hirth And Susan Grant Hirth
173
15. Formative Guerrero and Its Jade
Gillett G. Griffin
203
16. Jade Use in Portions of Mexico and Central America: Olmec, Maya, Costa Rica, and HondurasA Summary
James F. Garber, David C. Grove, Kenneth G. Hirth, And John W. Hoopes
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