Provisioning of the Inka army in wartime: obsidian procurement in Pambamarca, Ecuador

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 740-751

  Ogburn, Dennis ^a   Connell, Samuel ^b   Gifford, Chad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b Foothill College   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cayambes; Ecuador; Inka Empire; Obsidian provenance; XRF

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CULTURAL HISTORY; OBSIDIAN; PROVENANCE; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CAYAMBE; ECUADOR; PICHINCHA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 58149314037     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.10.019     Document Type: Article

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