Experiments in ancient Maya bloodletting: quantification of surface wear on obsidian blades
Experiments in ancient Maya bloodletting: quantification of surface wear on obsidian blades
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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It is widely accepted that the ancient Maya practiced sacrificial bloodletting to communicate with their dead ancestors and the gods. Implements to draw blood included a variety of tools, including stone blades made of obsidian. Evidence for bloodletting is based on ethnohistoric accounts provided by the Spaniards, ethnographic observation of moder...
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Experiments in ancient Maya bloodletting: quantification of surface wear on obsidian blades
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2401553842
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2401553842
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1866-9557
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1866-9565
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10.1007/s12520-014-0204-5
