Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes: Sociopolitical, Economic and Symbolic Dimensions

Chapter 2 Archaeological Approaches to Obsidian Quarries: Investigations at the Quispisisa Source

Chapter 4 Building Taypikala: Telluric Transformations in the Lithic Production of Tiwanaku

Chapter 5 Arcillas and Alfareros : Clay and Temper Mining Practices in the Lake Titicaca Basin

Chapter 6 The Huarhua Rock Salt Mine: Archaeological Implications of Modern Extraction Practices

Chapter 7 Hunter–Gatherer–Fisher Mining During the Archaic Period in Coastal Northern Chile

Chapter 8 The Organization of Mining in Nasca During the Early Intermediate Period: Recent Evidence from Mina Primavera

Chapter 9 Mining Under Inca Rule in North-Central Chile: The Los Infieles Mining Complex

Chapter 10 Amalgamation and Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Ancient Andes

Chapter 11 Silver Mines of the Northern Lake Titicaca Basin

Chapter 12 Mining, Commensal Politics, and Ritual under Inca Rule in Atacama, Northern Chile

Chapter 13 Economic, Social, and Ritual Aspects of Copper Mining in Ancient Peru: An Upper Ica Valley Case Study

Chapter 14 Mining Archaeology in the Nasca and Palpa Region, South Coast of Peru

Chapter 15 Some Thoughts on Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes

Chapter 16 Discussion: Mineral Resources and Prehispanic Mining