Circulación y transformación de materias primas: el caso del Paijanense en el valle de Chicama (11.000-7000 a.p.)

Abstract

Circulation and Transformation of Raw Materials: The Case of the Paijanense in the Chicama Valley (11.000-7000 BP)

The paper presents a study of the more relevant raw materials that were used during the Paijanense in order to manufacture their bifacial and unifacial implements in the Chicama valley. The location of the principal sources of raw materials in relationship to the settlements is discussed, as well as their extraction, circulation and transformation according to the quality of the various types of rock.