书目名称 | Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes |
副标题 | Sociopolitical, Econ |
编辑 | Nicholas Tripcevich,Kevin J. Vaughn |
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概述 | Uses comparative analysis between major archaeological mining and quarrying sites throughout the Andes.Places evidence of primary extraction activities within a larger cultural context.Contains two sy |
丛书名称 | Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology |
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描述 | 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 |
出版日期 | Book 2013 |
关键词 | Inca quarry and mining sites; archaeology of mining in the Ancient Andes; geological resources in the |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5200-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4899-8627-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-4614-5200-3Series ISSN 1568-2722 Series E-ISSN 2730-6984 |
issn_series | 1568-2722 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 |