Mining and quarrying in the ancient Andes : sociopolitical, economic, and symbolic dimensions
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Mining and quarrying in the ancient Andes : sociopolitical, economic, and symbolic dimensions
（Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology）
Springer, c2013
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- An introduction to mining and quarrying in the ancient Andes : sociopolitical, economic and symbolic dimensions / Kevin J. Vaughn and Nicholas Tripcevich
- Archaeological approaches to obsidian quarries : investigations at the Quispisisa source / Nicholas Tripcevich and Daniel A. Contreras
- Variation in Inca building stone quarry operations in Peru and Ecuador / Dennis Ogburn
- Building Taypikala : telluric transformations in the lithic production of Tiwanaku / John Wayne Janusek ... [et al.]
- Arcillas and alfareros : clay and temper mining practices in the Lake Titicaca Basin / Andrew Roddick and Elizabeth Klarich
- The Huarhua rock salt mine : archaeological implications of modern extraction practices / Justin Jennings ... [et al.]
- Hunter-gatherer-fisher mining during the archaic period in coastal northern Chile / Diego Salazar ... [et al.]
- The organization of mining in Nasca during the early intermediate period : recent evidence from Mina Primavera / Kevin J. Vaughn ... [et al.]
- Mining under Inca rule in north-central Chile : the Los Infieles mining complex / Gabriel E. Cantarutti
- Amalgamation and small-scale gold mining in the ancient Andes / William E. Brooks, Gabriela Schwörbel, and Luis Enrique Castillo
- Silver mines of the northern Lake Titicaca Basin / Carol A. Schultze
- Mining, commensal politics, and ritual under Inca rule in Atacama, northern Chile / Diego Salazar, César Borie, and Camila Oñate
- Economic, social, and ritual aspects of copper mining in ancient Peru : an upper Ica Valley case study / Hendrik Van Gijseghem ... [et al.]
- Mining archaeology in the Nasca and Palpa region, south coast of Peru / Markus Reindel, Thomas R. Stöllner, and Benedikt Gräfingholt
- Some thoughts on mining and quarrying in the ancient Andes / Richard L. Burger
- Discussion : Mineral resources and prehispanic mining / Izumi Shimada
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Over the millennia, from stone tools among early foragers to clays to prized metals and mineral pigments used by later groups, mineral resources have had a pronounced role in the Andean world. Archaeologists have used a variety of analytical techniques on the materials that ancient peoples procured from the earth. What these materials all have in common is that they originated in a mine or quarry. Despite their importance, comparative analysis between these archaeological sites and features has been exceptionally rare, and even more so for the Andes. Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes focuses on archaeological research at primary deposits of minerals extracted through mining or quarrying in the Andean region. While mining often begins with an economic need, it has important social, political, and ritual dimensions as well. The contributions in this volume place evidence of primary extraction activities within the larger cultural context in which they occurred. This important contribution to the interdisciplinary literature presents research and analysis on the mining and quarrying of various materials throughout the region and through time. Thus, rather than focusing on one material type or one specific site, Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes incorporates a variety of all the aspects of mining, by focusing on the physical, social, and ritual aspects of procuring materials from the earth in the Andean past.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Mining and Quarrying in the Andes: Economic, Political, and Symbolic Dimensions. .-PART I: STONEChapter 2: Quarrying and Production at the Quispisisa Obsidian Source.- Chapter 3: Variation in Inca Building Stone Quarry Operatoins in Ecuador and Peru.-Chapter 4: Building Taypikala: Changing Patterns of Stone Procurement and the Production of Twianaku Monumentality.-PART II: CLAYS AND MINERALS.-Chapter 5: Arcillas and Alfareros: Clay and Temper Mining Practices in the Lake Titicaca Basin.-Chapter 6: The Huarhua Rock Salt Mine: Possible Archaeological Implications of Modern Salt Extraction Practices.-Chapter 7: Hunter-Gatherer-Fisher Mining During the Archaic Period in Coastal Northern Chile.-Chapter 8: The Structure and Organization of Mining in Nasca from the Early Intermediate Period Through the Middle Horizon: Recent Evidence from Mina Primavera.- PART III: METALS.-Chapter 9: Amalgamation and Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Ancient Andes.-Chapter 10: Silver Mines of the Northern Lake Titicaca Basin, Peru.-Chapter 11: The Organization of Copper Mining During the Late Period in the Loa River, Northern Chile.-Chapter 12: Mining of Copper and Copper-Bearing Minerals in Ancient Peru: New Evidence from the Upper Ica Valley.-Chapter 13: Mining Archaeology in the Nasca and Palpa Region, South Coast of Peru.-PART IV: THE BROADER CONTEXT OF MINING AND QUARRYING IN THE ANDES.-Chapter 14: Written by Richard Burger.-Chapter 15: Written by: Izumi Shimada.
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