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Descriptive, metallographic and chemical study of cooper-alloy points found at the grave of one member of the Sican elite, Lambayeque - Peru, using optical microscopy techniques and neutron activation analysis

  • 1. Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima (Peru)
  • 2. Instituto Peruano de Energia Nuclear, Lima (Peru)

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This paper offers a description as well as physical and morphological analyses of 489 points found inside the grave of one of the elite members of Sican (900 - 1110 dC). A metallographic study of one of the points is also carried out, plus the multielemental-quantitative chemical analysis of twelve items from the same grave. In addition, four points of the same culture from the Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia of Peru are also analyzed

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Original title (Spanish)
Estudio descriptivo, metalografico y quimico de las puntas de aleacion de cobre de la tumba del senor de la elite Sican, Lambayeque - Peru, empleando tecnicas de microscopia optica y analisis por activacion neutronica

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16 p.
Report number
INIS-PE--035

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Notes
6 refs., 3tabs., 9 figs.