Mining And Metallurgy In Ancient Peru

Author : Georg Petersen G.
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813724678
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú written by Georg Petersen G. and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2009, Perú was the world's leading producer of silver, the world's second leading producer of copper, and the leading producer of gold in Latin America. However, Perú's role as a producer of metals extends for centuries into the past. Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú documents the use of minerals, metals, and mineral resources in ancient Perú for pigments, industrial stone, and the aesthetic and artistic use of gold, silver, copper, and platinum. The tools and methods used for mining, as well as ancient mining sites in the extensive Andean region, are described here, as are metallurgical techniques and fabrication procedures. The volume also provides forward-thinking analytical data on metals, artifacts, and alloys. A detailed pyrite mirror, featured on the cover of the book, symbolizes the spectacular workmanship and blending of utilitarian craft and mineral resources in ancient Perú."--Publisher's description.

Author : Izumi Shimada
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Copper-alloy Metallurgy in Ancient Peru written by Izumi Shimada and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nicholas Tripcevich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461452007
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes written by Nicholas Tripcevich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​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.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peru, Centuries in Mining written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Karen Olsen Bruhns
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009488031
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient South America written by Karen Olsen Bruhns and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient South America, 2nd edition features the full panorama of the South American past from the first inhabitants to the European invasions Isolated for all of prehistory and much of history, the continent witnessed the rise of cultures and advanced civilizations rivalling those of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Independently of developments elsewhere, South American peoples invented agriculture, domesticated animals, and created pottery, elaborate architecture, and the arts of working metals. Tribes, chiefdoms, and immense conquest states rose, flourished, and disappeared, leaving only their ruined monuments and broken artifacts as testimonials to past greatness. This new edition is completely revised and updated to reflect archaeological discoveries and insights made in the past three decades. Incorporating new findings on northern and eastern lowlands, and discussions of the first civilizations, it also examines the first inhabitants of Brazil and Patagonia as well as the Andes. Accessibly written and abundantly illustration, the volume also includes chronological charts and new examples.

Author : Michael Purser
Publisher : New York : Praeger Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metal-mining in Peru, Past and Present written by Michael Purser and published by New York : Praeger Publishers. This book was released on 1971 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy written by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John K. Papadopoulos
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN 13 : 1938770471
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Construction of Value in the Ancient World written by John K. Papadopoulos and published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipient of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize Scholars from Aristotle to Marx and beyond have been fascinated by the question of what constitutes value. The Construction of Value in the Ancient World makes a significant contribution to this ongoing inquiry, bringing together in one comprehensive volume the perspectives of leading anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, linguists, philologists, and sociologists on how value was created, defined, and expressed in a number of ancient societies around the world. Based on the basic premise that value is a social construct defined by the cultural context in which it is situated, the volume explores four overarching but closely interrelated themes: place value, body value, object value, and number value. The questions raised and addressed are of central importance to archaeologists studying ancient civilizations: How can we understand the value that might have been accorded to materials, objects, people, places, and patterns of action by those who produced or used the things that compose the human material record? Taken as a whole, the contributions to this volume demonstrate how the concept of value lies at the intersection of individual and collective tastes, desires, sentiments, and attitudes that inform the ways people select, or give priority to, one thing over another.

Author : Mario Samamé Boggio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peru--a Mining Country: History written by Mario Samamé Boggio and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : A. D. Tushingham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in Ancient Peruvian Metalworking written by A. D. Tushingham and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: