Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 5562 g
Sociopolitical, Economic, and Symbolic Dimensions
Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 5562 g
Reihe: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
ISBN: 978-1-4899-8627-6
Verlag: Springer
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Präkolumbische Geschichte Amerikas
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie: Theorie und Methoden
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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.