标题：Basalt utilization in the Archaic Period of Bolivia: geological and archaeological background = Bazalt felhasználás Bolíviában az archaikus periódusban: geológiai és régészeti háttér
摘要：The motivation of this paper was given by some basalt artefacts found at Pueblo Sajama (Department of Oruro,
Bolivia). This small assemblage consists mainly of flakes and does not contain culture-specific artefacts at all. In
the absence of the latter, it is unreasoning to focus on the possible cultural affiliation of the assemblage.
However, there are some typological characteristics, which suggest rather an elder origin of the artefacts. The
detailed review of the lithic assemblage is in progress. Since, according to the available archaeological
information on the study area, the environment of the Nevado Sajama is little-known, this attempt of the authors
should be regarded as a sort of awareness-raising. Apart from the utilization of various types of obsidians, very
little is known about the basalt utilization in the Archaic Period of this territory. This fact is especially surprising
as there seems to be numerous evidence of the use of basalt as a lithic raw material. In this summary, the
authors try to gather the available facts on the basalt utilization concerning this period. The authors would like
to emphasize the fact that this paper does not contain any new results either in a geological or an archaeological
point of view. It reflects only the results of the performed data collection.
关键词：BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO; ARCHAIC PERIOD; RAW MATERIAL PROCUREMENT; BASALT
