Inhaltsangabe: Obsidians in the Valley of the Volcanoes, Peru :

1. Verfasser:	Wasilewski, Michał
Ort/Verlag/Jahr:	Oxford : Archaeopress, 2011.
Umfang/Format:	84 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 30 cm.
Schriftenreihe:	BAR international series ; 2223
Schlagworte:	Peru Geoarchäologie > de Obsidian Prehistoric peoples > Peru > Arequipa (Dept.) Volcanoes > Peru. Archaeological geology > Peru. Excavations (Archaeology) > Peru. Obsidian implements > Peru > Arequipa (Dept.) Steingeräte/Steinobjekte Mineralogie Arequipa (Peru : Dept.) > Antiquities. Südamerika
iDAI.gazetteer:	Südamerika

Inhaltsangabe:

Introduction. Location and geographical characteristics of the Valley of the Volcanoes ; Geology of the Valley of the Volcanoes ; Outline of the sequence of climatic and cultural changes in Peru ; Archaeology, history and ethnography of the Valley of the Volcanoes.
Research carried out in the Valley of the Volcanoes. Subject, purpose and methods of research. Area of re search ; Results of field studies ; Results of tests with the XRF method (X-Ray Fluorescence) and NAA (Neutron Activation Analysis) ; Typology of stone tools.
Summary and conclusions.
Appendices. Non-obsidian rock materials in the Valley of the Volcanoes ; Other archaeological sites located during field surveys in the Valley of the Volcanoes.