Title: Obsidians in the Valley of the Volcanoes, Peru : a geoarchaeological analysis /
Authors: Wasilewski, Michał.
Publisher: Archaeopress,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Archaeological geology Peru.; Volcanoes Peru; Excavations (Archaeology) Peru; Peru Antiquities.
Abstract: "A new archaeological study of the volcanic region in southern Peru known as 'The Valley of the Volcanoes'."--Publisher's website.
Contents: 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.