Hosler, Dorothy. <br/><br/>
The sounds and colors of power :  the sacred metallurgical technology of ancient West Mexico / 
Dorothy Hosler. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  MIT Press,  �1994. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 310 pages) :  illustrations, maps 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-300) and index. 
<br/><br/> "This major study suggests that prehispanic metallurgy was adopted in western Mexico ca. AD 600 from northern South America. Presents technical analyses and a comprehensive theory for development of Mesoamerican metallurgy. Argues that metals were a ritual and elite material that expressed sacredness and social relations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.  http://www.loc.gov/hlas 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585339910 9780585339917 0262275767 9780262275767 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>94025455  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB95-41099 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Indian metal-work--History.--Mexico<br/>Indians of Mexico--Antiquities.<br/>Metallurgy--History.--Mexico<br/>Founding--History.--Mexico<br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Metallurgy.<br/>Antiquities.<br/>Founding.<br/>Indian metal-work.<br/>Indians of Mexico--Antiquities.<br/>Metallurgy.<br/>Mexico.<br/>Regions & Countries - Americas.<br/>History & Archaeology.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mexico--Antiquities.<br/>Mexico.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F1219.3.M52  / H676 1994eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>669/.0972