[PDF][PDF] The Chivay obsidian source and the geological origin of Titicaca Basin type obsidian artifacts
RL Burger, F Asaro, G Salas…�- Andean�…, 1998 - digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu
Background Of the major chemical types of obsidian utilized for tools by pre-Hispanic
cultures in the Titicaca Basin of southern Peru and northern Bolivia, one chemical group
overshadowed all others in frequency regardless of time period. In our initial study of the
provenience of obsidian artifacts carried out at what is now called the Ernest Orlando
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). between 1974-1975, obsidian with this
chemical signature was referred to as Titicaca Basin Type obsidian for ease of discussion�…
cultures in the Titicaca Basin of southern Peru and northern Bolivia, one chemical group
overshadowed all others in frequency regardless of time period. In our initial study of the
provenience of obsidian artifacts carried out at what is now called the Ernest Orlando
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). between 1974-1975, obsidian with this
chemical signature was referred to as Titicaca Basin Type obsidian for ease of discussion�…