2023年3月21日 · Obsidian was used to create arrowheads and blades, known as bladelets, that were used to perform circumcisions and to cut a newborn’s umbilical cord since prehistoric …

2024年12月6日 · Obsidian has been used across history to make weapons, implements, tools, ornaments, and mirrors. Because of its conchoidal fracture (smooth curved surfaces and sharp …

Pre-Columbian Mesoamericans' use of obsidian was extensive and sophisticated; including carved and worked obsidian for tools and decorative objects. Mesoamericans also made a …

2014年7月30日 · Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass and is not local to Mesopotamia. It was most likely imported from modern Afghanistan. These tools were found at Tell …

2022年8月24日 · Obsidian tools played an important part in certain Mesoamerican-wide rituals like bloodletting. A form of mild self-sacrifice, bloodletting was in imitation of the sacrifice the …

2024年9月25日 · Millennia ago, long before the advent of steel, our ancient ancestors crafted some of the sharpest and most precise tools using an intriguing material – obsidian. This jet …

Obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass that was an important part of the material culture of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Obsidian was a highly integrated part of daily and ritual life, and …

Obsidian played a multifaceted role in pre-Columbian societies, from utilitarian tools to items of profound spiritual significance. Mesoamerican and Andean cultures valued this volcanic glass …

Obsidian tools offer archaeologists a wealth of information on ancient technologies, economies and even religious practices. In the Americas, obsidian tools found at the site of Santa Isabel …

Obsidian tools are sharp implements crafted from obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. These tools were highly valued in various Pre-Columbian cultures for their ability to be shaped …