book chapter
Trace-element analysis of obsidian artifacts from Pachamachay, Junín
Prehistoric hunters of the high Andes, by John W. Rick • New York • Published In 1980 • Pages: 257-261
By: Burger, Richard L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Burger ran X-ray flourescence analysis on obsidian flakes from Pachamachay. One obsidian flake came from preceramic level 23. The results of the analysis were that the source of the obsidian is unknown and it is 'postulated to be the product of a nearby volcanic formation that failed to produce a widely utilized obsidian.' (page 259).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Mineral resources
- Lithic industries
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Andean Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- preceramic period
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Pachamachay; Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard L. Burger
- For bibliographical references see 8: Rick (p. 344-352)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79028090
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Andes--Antiquities