Turquoise in Pre-Columbian America
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Later there was trade in turquoise, macaws, shell, copper bells, and probably slaves, cotton cloth, and other valuables.
“Maize was introduced early, and later there was trade in turquoise, macaws, shell, copper bells, and probably slaves, cotton cloth, and other valuables (Cordell, 1984;Harbottle and Weigand, 1992;Matson, 1991).”
From Cannibalism in the Prehistoric American Southwest. Occurrence, Taphonomy, Explanation, and Suggestions for Standardized World Definition. (1995) · cites this paper as Harbottle and Weigand, 1992
Maize was introduced early in the Southwest.
“Maize was introduced early, and later there was trade in turquoise, macaws, shell, copper bells, and probably slaves, cotton cloth, and other valuables (Cordell, 1984;Harbottle and Weigand, 1992;Matson, 1991).”
From Cannibalism in the Prehistoric American Southwest. Occurrence, Taphonomy, Explanation, and Suggestions for Standardized World Definition. (1995) · cites this paper as Harbottle and Weigand, 1992
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- Authors
- Harbottle, G., & Weigand, P. C.
- Venue
- Scientific American
- Published
- 1992-02
- Volume
- 266
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 78-85
- ISSN
- 0036-8733 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1981345323
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 21.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Scientific American (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
- Keywords
- turquoise, pre-Columbian America, mineral resources, Mesoamerica
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