Patricio J Cruz
Biographic Data
| ID | 10841402 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricio J Cruz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricio J |
| FAMILY NAME | Cruz |
| SIGNATURE | CRUZ P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3026-7980 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Ore-Dressing Grindstone Called a ‘Quimbalete’
The ‘quimbalete’ is a kind of grindstone used notably in Potosi (Bolivia) during the Spanish conquest of South America. It was used to grind pieces of ore gravel from centimetric sizes to the size of sand. Its physical functioning, as well as the reason why this strictly Andean tool occupied a central place in a mainly European production chain, have never been addressed. This study is aimed at answering these questions as a result of physics-bas…
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The Ore-Dressing Grindstone Called a ‘Quimbalete’
The ‘quimbalete’ is a kind of grindstone used notably in Potosi (Bolivia) during the Spanish conquest of South America. It was used to grind pieces of ore gravel from centimetric sizes to the size of sand. Its physical functioning, as well as the reason why this strictly Andean tool occupied a central place in a mainly European production chain, have never been addressed. This study is aimed at answering these questions as a result of physics-bas…
Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · CONQUEST (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Engineering drawing (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Grind (1 work) · Grinding (1 work) · History (1 work)