32362
Accession Number
12905
Author
Macneish, Richard S.
Title Of Article Chaper
The early man remains from Pikimachay Cave, Ayacucho Basin, Highland Peru
Title Of Journal Book
Pre-Lano Cultures of the Americas: Paradoxes and Possibilities, The Anthropological Society of Washington
Pages
17533
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
This article is organized both descriptively and interpretively. The description encompasses: a general background of both the stratigraphy of the cave and the excavation; details of the stratigraphy of the south where there were a number of occupations between 11,000 and 25,000 years ago, and; concise descriptions of each of the stratigraphic zones. The interpretive portion discusses 13 occupations which occur within the 7 earliest strata. Within these occupational zones are 26 activity areas which contain approximately 300 artifacts and 700 ecofacts.
Keywords
archeology;excavation;dig;prehistoric;caves;south america;pre-columbian
pub_id
32362