Tracing the clay source of Nasca polychrome pottery: Results from a preliminary raw material survey

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1577-1586

  Vaughn, Kevin J ^a   Neff, Hector ^b  

^a PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Clays; Craft specialization; Nasca; Pottery production; Provenance analysis

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; CLAY; CRAFT PRODUCTION; ICONOGRAPHY; PROVENANCE;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4444244782     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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