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La producción de instrumental lítico en Tiwanaku / Stone Tool Production in the Tiwanaku Heartland: El impacto del surgimiento y expansión del estado

La producción de instrumental lítico en Tiwanaku / Stone Tool Production in the Tiwanaku Heartland: El impacto del surgimiento y expansión del estado

Giesso, Martín

Paperback

Series: BAR International, Book 2244

ArchaeologySouth American History

ISBN10: 1407308084
ISBN13: 9781407308081
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports
Published: Jul 15 2011
Pages: 274
Weight: 1.94
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.20 Depth: 11.60
Language: Spanish
This research explores the characteristics of stone tool production in the heart of the Andean state of Tiwanaku, comparing tool production on urban and rural settlements and at elite and non-elite sites. Models of the Tiwanaku state are tested, and comparisons with the contemporaneous Wari state are explored. The author demonstrates that there was an overall continuity in lithic production from the Formative (1500 B.C. - 400 A.D.) to Middle Horizon (400-1100 A.D.), but significant changes occured after 600 A.D., as exotic raw materials began to be exploited. The state controlled the procurement and distribution of obsidian and black basalt, giving preference to urban dwellers, following the experiences of earlier altiplano polities (the Pukara, Chiripa and Wankarani). At the same time, local groups procured smaller quantities of exotics from other (non-state controlled) sources. Spanish text.

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