Thomas Hester papers relating to analysis of obsidian from Tres Zapotes
name: label: Creator
content: Hester, Thomas R.
topic: label: Topic
content: Archeology -- Mexico -- Tres Zapotes
label: Topic
content: Obsidian
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were received from Thomas R. Hester in 2025.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hester, Thomas R.
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content: Thomas Hester papers relating to analysis of obsidian from Tres Zapotes
bioghist: label: Biographical
content: Thomas R. Hester (1946-) is an archaeologist who conducted lithic analysis on obsidian objects from Tres Zapotes in Mexico held in the anthropology collections of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

Hester received his PhD from Berkeley under Robert F. Heizer. He spent his career at the University of Texas, first in San Antonio and then at Austin, retiring in 2003.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .21 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1971
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2025-12
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
bibliography: label: Bibliography
content: Hester, Thomas Roy, Robert N. Jack, and Robert F. Heizer. "The obsidian of Tres Zapotes, Veracruz, Mexico. Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility, no. 13 (1971): 65–131.
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: The collection consists of correspondence, lithic analysis, data, illustrations, and photographs relating to the analysis of obsidian objects from Tres Zapotes in Mexico.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The obsidian objects that underwent Hester's analysis are held in the anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History.