essay
The metallurgy of Arizona and New Mexico
Excavations at Snaketown, Harold S. Gladwin, Emil W. Haury, E. B. Sayles, Nora Gladwin • (25) • Published In 1965 • Pages: 276-277
By: Root, William C..
Abstract
It has generally been supposed that metal objects found in the Southwest were derived from either the Lake Sperior region to the northeast, or Mexico to the south. But the absence of impurities frequently found in copper from those regions, and the presence of object made from ores frequently found in the Southwest, of similar composition to the copper objects themselves, leads one to the conclusion that the metal was prepared and made into bells, etc, by the natives of Arizona, New Mexico, and Chihuahua from ore found close at hand (p.276). Examination of those objects used in this study, seem to indicate that they were made by a process of casting, probaably by the 'cireperdu' process. There are no indications of plating, gilding, soldering, or the other more complex processes that were in use in the Valley of Mexico and elsewhere (p. 277).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2009
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Arizona and New Mexico, United States; Chihuahua, Mexico
- Notes
- W. C. Root
- LCCN
- 65023304
- LCSH
- Hohokam culture
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Snaketown
- Snaketown Site (Ariz.)