A compositional perspective on the origins of the "Nasca cult" at Cahuachi

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 814-822

  Vaughn, Kevin J ^a   Van Gijseghem, Hendrik ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andes; INAA; Nasca; Paracas; Provenance analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PREHISTORIC; PROVENANCE;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845609234     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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