Mineral pigments at Huaca Tacaynamo (Chan Chan, Peru)

X-ray diffraction analyses of five samples of pigments from a recently excavated mural at the archaeological site of Huaca Tacaynamo, a part of the Chan Chan archaeological complex, northern Peru, show that minerals related to metal occurrences known to have been exploited by ancient Andeans were al...

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Main Authors: William E. Brooks, Víctor Piminchumo, Héctor Suárez, John C. Jackson, John P. McGeehin
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Institut Français d'Études Andines 2008-12-01
Series:Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/bifea/2957