@article {, title = {Metallurgical site survey in the Peruvian Andes}, journal = {Journal of Field Archaeology}, volume = {3}, number = {1}, year = {1976}, note = {coastal and highland sources of copper ore identified as well as more mines that previously thought, also new evidence that sulfide ores of copper being smelted before Euros arrived.Tin to the Mantaro from s peru and Bolivia, according to Owen 2001. But see Petersen 1960.}, pages = {1-42}, abstract = {To help document and interpret the development of pre-Columbian metallurgyprior to the Spanish invasion of the Andes, the author conducted a survey of portionsof northern and southern Pent to identify and describe early metallurgicalsites including mines, ore-processing areas, smelting installations. Several of themore interesting sites are discussed in detail. Coastal and highland sources ofcopper ores were identifi:ed, particularly along the north coast and in thealtiplano bordering Lake Titicaca. Among the most provocative results of thesurvey is new evidence that suwde ores of copper were being smelted long beforethe arrival of the Europeans, thereby indicating a level of sophistication of Andeanmetallurgy not previously recognized.}, keywords = {Andes specialization complexity}, author = {Lechtman, Heather} }