Talk:Metallurgy in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica

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This article is in pretty good shape to start - needs some extensive revision and dicussion on the possible production centers, as well as an update in regards to the reference material out there - Hosler is perhaps the person who works on this topic, and her long publication list could certainly be integrated here. I'm dubious about the Maya area has a production loci - I've always viewed it as a consumption area (i.e., the trade for and use metal objects, but did not produce them) - but if Hosler or Pendergast mention it as "possible" production location, then its warranted in its inclusion.

Anyway, there's a slew of wikilinking that needs to be done, and since that's the easiest thing to do, I'll start off with that and leave the content alone for now. Peace -- Oaxaca dan 16:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of emphasis on loci, not too much on artifacts. I don't see how a listing of places helps to illustrate this industry. Kortoso (talk) 01:22, 13 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

no iron metalurgy in pre columbian america?

I find this somehow curious that iron was used in the old world already for 3000+ years but not in America. Why not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CC83:4AE0:A4ED:E485:32E4:1431 (talk) 04:35, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]