Early evidence (ca. 12,000 BP) for iron oxide mining on the Pacific Coast of South America

Current Anthropology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-475

  Salazar, Diego ^a   Jackson, D ^a   Guendon, J L ^b   Salinas, H ^a   Morata, D ^c   Figueroa, V ^d   Manriquez G ^a   Castro, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

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EID: 79958064066     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659426     Document Type: Article

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