Paiján obsidian points on the coastal desert of southern Peru and their source
Abstract Limited research exists on preceramic sites in south-central coastal Peru. Systematic survey and excavations at Pampa Lechuza, Ica, now confirm a Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene Paiján (13 000–9000 cal BP) occupation and identify Quispisisa-sourced obsidian Paiján points, which are the only examples currently known to use this raw material.
Authors
- Edwin Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9701-7137)
- Jalh Dulanto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0528-1860)
- Juan Yataco Capcha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4095-504X)
- Antonio Pérez-Balarezo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1480-6916)
- Jesús Briceño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7479-5753)
- Abel Icochea
- Dany Tarrillo
- Daniel Vergara
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- National University of San Marcos (PE)
- Histoire Naturelle des Humanités Préhistoriques (FR)
- Institut Français de Séoul (KR)
- Institute of Peruvian Studies (PE)
- Ministry of Culture (PE)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.203
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38