Archaeological Approaches to Obsidian Quarries: Investigations at the Quispisisa Source

摘要: Prehistoric stone tool quarries can be a source information about past resource exploitation and management, production, labor organization. Research is complicated, however, by the sheer abundance of discarded material dearth temporally diagnostic evidence. Here we discuss research at sources in light ongoing work Quispisisa Type obsidian highland Peru, where resulted excavation numerous quarry pits accumulation tailings piles knapping debris. Using this lithic as an example, approaches to sources, including system-oriented regional-scale investigations well considerations social ritual significance geological areas.