3.5.3.The Late Prehispanic

During the Late Prehispanic period the circulation of Chivay obsidian was subjected to pan-regional forces by expansive Tiwanaku and Wari and again during the Inka period. While obsidian appears to have had fairly consistent use in both the Tiwanaku and Wari domains, the use of obsidian relative to other goods appears to have declined.

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Figure 3-13. Chivay type obsidian distributions during the "Late Prehispanic" time (AD 400 - 1532).