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100 1 _aTripcevich, Nicholas.
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245 1 0 _aMining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes
_h[electronic resource] :
_bSociopolitical, Economic, and Symbolic Dimensions /
_cedited by Nicholas Tripcevich, Kevin J. Vaughn.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bSpringer New York :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aXIV, 353 p. 120 illus., 86 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aInterdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology,
_x1568-2722
505 0 _aChapter 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.
520 _aFrom stone for building to metal ores for ceremonial display, extracting mineral resources from the earth played a central role in ancient Andean civilizations. Despite this, the sites that supported these activities have rarely been a source of interest to archaeologists, and comparative analysis between mines and quarries and their features has been exceedingly rare. Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes focuses on the primary extraction of a variety of materials that, in many cases, were used by cultures like the Inca, Wari and Tiwanaku in well-studied sites. The book delves into the broader mining practices that link diverse materials for a fascinating tour of the social and economic life of the prehispanic period, and of ancient technologies, some of which are still in use. Through the politics of the societies, the practical engineering issues of mineral extraction, and the symbolic nature of the locations, readers are given a broader context of mining and quarrying than is usually seen in the literature. Here, too, is a wide variety of sites, materials, and time periods, including: Technological and social aspects of obsidian procurement focusing on the Quispisisa source. Variation in Inca building stone quarry operations in Ecuador and Peru. Clay and temper mining practices in the Lake Titicaca Basin. Pigment extraction from Chile to southern Peru from the early Holocene through the Early Intermediate Period. The Huarhua rock salt mine: archaeological implications of contemporary salt extraction practices. Later pre-Hispanic (including Inca) mining with consideration of technical, ceremonial and political context. Shifts in architectural stone quarrying during state expansion at Tiwanaku Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes will find an interested audience among archaeologists, geologists, anthropologists, historians, researchers studying Latin America, and scholars in the physical sciences with an interest in the history of mining and how mining is embedded in the wider social realm.  
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 0 _aMines and mineral resources.
650 0 _aAnthropology.
650 0 _aArchaeology.
650 1 4 _aSocial Sciences.
650 2 4 _aArchaeology.
650 2 4 _aAnthropology.
650 2 4 _aMineral Resources.
700 1 _aVaughn, Kevin J.
_eeditor.
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aInterdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology,
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