ISBN:
9781461452003
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1283933918
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9781283933919
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 353 p. 120 illus., 86 illus. in color, digital)
Series Statement:
Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T.
Keywords:
Social sciences
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Mines and mineral resources
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Anthropology
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Archaeology
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Social Sciences
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Social sciences
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Mines and mineral resources
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Anthropology
;
Archaeology
Abstract:
From 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: possible archaeological implications of modern salt extraction practices.Later pre-Hispanic (including Inca) mining with consideration of technical, ceremonial and political context.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.
Description / Table of Contents:
Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes; Acknowledgment; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes: Sociopolitical, Economic and Symbolic Dimensions; Introduction; On Studying Mining and Quarrying in the Archaeological Record; Dimensions of Mining and Quarrying; The Raw Materials: Technological Considerations; From Source to Region; Mineral Essence and the Symbolic Dimensions of Mines in the Andes; The Organization of Prehispanic Mining in the Andes; Imperiled Resources; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Part II: Pigment, Clay, Salt and StoneChapter 2: Archaeological Approaches to Obsidian Quarries: Investigations at the Quispisisa Source; Introduction; Archaeology of Lithic Procurement; Building from a Production System Approach; Obsidian Quarrying in the Central Andes; Quarrying of Quispisisa-type Obsidian; Knapping Choices; Intensity of Exploitation; Ad Hoc Quarry Activity; Coordinated Extraction with Intensi fi ed Use; Symbolic and Social Aspects of Obsidian; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Variation in Inca Building Stone Quarry Operations in Peru and Ecuador; Types of Stone
Description / Table of Contents:
Types of Quarries and forms of ExtractionLocation in Relation to Building Sites; Size of Quarries; Quarry Infrastructure; Cultural Meanings of Stone and Quarries: Choosing Sources of Cut Stone; Summary/Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Building Taypikala: Telluric Transformations in the Lithic Production of Tiwanaku; Lithic Transformations in the Production of Tiwanaku Monumentality; Sandstone and Tiwanaku's Late Formative Monumentality; Monumental Structures; Monoliths; Volcanic Stone and Tiwanaku Monumental Construction; Monumental Structures
Description / Table of Contents:
Sandstone, Volcanic Stone, and Tiwanaku Period Lithic MonumentalityTiwanaku Stone Sourcing: Sandstone and Andesite; Previous Stone Sourcing at Tiwanaku; Results of Stone Sourcing, 2010-2011; Sandstone; Volcanic Stone: Andesite and Basalt; Discussion: Sandstone, Andesite, and the Shifting Production of Taypikala; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Arcillas and Alfareros : Clay and Temper Mining Practices in the Lake Titicaca Basin; Introduction; Prehistoric Quarry Quandaries: The Late Formative Taraco Peninsula; Modern Quarry Quandaries: Ethnography in Pucará, Peru
Description / Table of Contents:
A Social Orientation to Ceramic Raw Materials in the Lake Titicaca Basin?Material Constraints and Technological Choice; Social and Technical Boundaries; Raw Materials on a Dynamic Landscape; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: The Huarhua Rock Salt Mine: Archaeological Implications of Modern Extraction Practices; The Huarhua Mine Today; Ancient Use of the Huarhua Mine?; Contextualizing Ancient Salt Production at Huarhua; Salt Mining, Common Resources, and State Control in the Ancient Andes; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 7: Hunter-Gatherer-Fisher Mining During the Archaic Period in Coastal Northern Chile
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-5200-3
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