IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM METALLURGICAL FURNACES AT PULAC 050, SOUTHERN BOLIVIA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2010

Summary

Charcoal samples from the base of two metallurgical furnaces at the Pulac 050 site in southern Bolivia were submitted for identification to determine if thola (Parastrephia) wood was burned in the furnace. This site appears to be a prehistoric metal working site that may date to the Middle Horizon, around 600-1000 CE. Pieces of modern reference wood were collected by a local man in Bolivia who was familiar with the vegetation. Wood was cut from a known thola shrub, and deadwood was collected from at least two shrubs known as thola. The archaeological charcoal was compared to the reference wood for identification.

Cite this Record

IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM METALLURGICAL FURNACES AT PULAC 050, SOUTHERN BOLIVIA. Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,2010-051. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379929) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GB23MZ

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Keywords

Culture
Middle Horizon

Material
Charcoal • Macrobotanical • Wood

Site Name
Pulac 050

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
10-051 • Charcoal Identification • Metallurgical furnaces

Geographic Keywords
Bolivia • Republic of Bolivia (Country)

Temporal Keywords
600-1000 CE • Middle Horizon

Spatial Coverage

min long: -69.741; min lat: -22.269 ; max long: -57.524; max lat: -9.882 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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