出版社：Instituto de Arqueología y Museo, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán
摘要：Recent fieldwork in the mining region of Oruro confirmthe existence of numerous pre-Hispanic miningsites that were described in Spanish Colonia Eradocumentary sources. Similarly, near these mines,evidence of 11 metallurgical combustion furnaces,mainly wayras or wayrachina, have also beenidentified. Ceramic fragments from the Tiwanaku, LateIntermediate Period styles such as Soras or Carangas,and their late variations, as well as Inka styles, whichwere found in close proximity to these structures,also help confirm the chronology of the sites. Here,were address the social, and technological aspects ofsilver production in this mining site during pre-Hispanictimes and the first moments of the Colonial Periodincorporating this new archaeological data with theinformation provided by documentary sources.
