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Some Thoughts on Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes

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Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes

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In the following discussion, I offer some thoughts stimulated by the papers brought together in this volume. At the suggestion of the editors, I emphasize the themes in the initial portion of the volume dealing with the extraction of non-metallic deposits.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Nico Tripcevich and Kevin Vaughn for inviting me to participate in the original session and, when I was unable to attend, to still extend an invitation to me to submit this discussion for the published volume.

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    Richard L. Burger

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    Kevin J. Vaughn

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Burger, R.L. (2013). Some Thoughts on Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes. In: Tripcevich, N., Vaughn, K. (eds) Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5200-3_15

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