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Metallurgy in ancient Ecuador : a study of the collection of archaeological metallurgy of the Ministry of Culture, Ecuador / Roberto Lleras Pérez.
LIBRA F3721.3.M45 L54 2015
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lleras Pérez, Roberto, author.
- Series:
- Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ; 5.
- Archaeopress archaeology
- Archaeopress PreColumbian archaeology ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian metal-work--Ecuador--History--To 1500.
- Indian metal-work.
- Metallurgy--Ecuador--History--To 1500.
- Metallurgy.
- History.
- Ecuador--Antiquities.
- Ecuador.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing, [2015]
- Contents:
- The collection of the Ministry of Culture 5
- Previous studies on the pre-Hispanic metallurgy of Ecuador 10
- Metallogenesis and metal resources in Ecuador 21
- Early finds and the Initial Period 28
- Great Regional Groups: La Tolita-Tumaco 32
- Geographic Distribution 32
- Chronology 35
- Technology 36
- Typology and classification 42
- Great Regional Groups: Jama - Coaque 61
- Geographical distribution 61
- Chronology 63
- Technology 63
- Typology and classification 64
- Great Regional Groups: Bahia 70
- Geographic distribution 70
- Chronology 72
- Technology 73
- Great Regional Groups: Milagro - Quevedo 81
- Geographic Distribution 81
- Chronology 82
- Technology 84
- Typology and classification 88
- Great Regional Groups: Manteno - Huancavilca 97
- Geographic Distribution 97
- Chronology 99
- Technology 100
- Typology and classification 101
- Great Regional Groups: Puruha 111
- Geographic Distribution 111
- Chronology 113
- Technology 113
- Typology and classification 116
- Great Regional Groups: Canari 127
- Geographic Distribution 127
- Chronology 129
- Technology 129
- Typology and classification 131
- Great Regional Groups: Carchi - Nariño 138
- Geographic Distribution 138
- Chronology 142
- Technology 143
- Typology and classification 146
- Isolated finds and problematic Groups 167
- The Coast 167
- The Sierra 170
- Discussion 171
- The Inca metallurgical integration 174
- Geographic Distribution 175
- Technology 178
- Typology and classification 179
- Iconography and symbolism in metallurgy 188
- Synthesis 195
- An interpretative proposal for the development of metallurgy in Ecuador 200.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1784911607
- OCLC:
- 915331052
- Publisher Number:
- 99963874311
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