Late horizon silver, copper, and tin from Machu Picchu, Peru

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-47

  Gordon, Robert ^a   Knopf, Robert ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depletion silvering; Machu Picchu; Silver copper alloys; Tin

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ARTIFACT; COPPER; SILVER; TIN;

CUZCO [PERU]; MACHU PICCHU; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

MYLOPHARODON CONOCEPHALUS;

EID: 33749333068     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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