A Metallurgical Site Survey in the Peruvian Andes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7526164
AutoresHeather Lechtman (autor de correspondencia)
Año1976
Volumen3
Número1
Páginas1-42
Fecha de publicación1976-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/009346976791547995
OpenAlexW2001657916
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas44

To help document and interpret the development of pre-Columbian metallurgy prior to the Spanish invasion of the Andes, the author conducted a survey of portions of northern and southern Peru to identify and describe early metallurgical sites including mines, ore-processing areas, smelting installations. Several of the more interesting sites are discussed in detail. Coastal and highland sources of copper ores were identified, particularly along the north coast and in the altiplano bordering Lake Titicaca. Among the most provocative results of the survey is new evidence that sulfide ores of copper were being smelted long before the arrival of the Europeans, thereby indicating a level of sophistication of Andean metallurgy not previously recognized

Archaeology · Copper · Copper mining · Copper ore · Geography · Metallurgy · Mining engineering · Smelting · Geology · Latin American history and culture