scholarly journals Archaeological survey in the Juli-Desaguadero region of Lake Titicaca Basin, Southern Peru / Charles Stanish, et al.

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Stanish ◽  
Percy Calisaya Chuquimia ◽  
Cecilia Chavez Justo ◽  
Edmundo de la Vega M. ◽  
Kirk Lawrence Frye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Lake Titicaca ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
Titicaca Basin ◽  
Lake Titicaca Basin

scholarly journals Four-thousand-year-old gold artifacts from the Lake Titicaca basin, southern Peru

2008 ◽  
Vol 105 (13) ◽  
pp. 5002-5005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Aldenderfer ◽  
Nathan M. Craig ◽  
Robert J. Speakman ◽  
Rachel Popelka-Filcoff
Keyword(s):  
Lake Titicaca ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
Titicaca Basin ◽  
Lake Titicaca Basin

scholarly journals Direct evidence of 1,900 years of indigenous silver production in the Lake Titicaca Basin of Southern Peru

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (41) ◽  
pp. 17280-17283 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Schultze ◽  
C. Stanish ◽  
D. A. Scott ◽  
T. Rehren ◽  
S. Kuehner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Lake Titicaca ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
Titicaca Basin ◽  
Lake Titicaca Basin

Heavy Metals in Archaeological Soils

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Kennedy ◽  
Sarah J. Kelloway
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Surface Soils ◽  
Lake Titicaca ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
Industrial Archaeology ◽  
Western Lake ◽  
Titicaca Basin ◽  
Lake Titicaca Basin

Abstract Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectroscopy is commonly used for testing toxic levels of heavy metals in modern industrial waste sites, and it has seen growing applicability in the context of archaeological survey and soils. In this study, we present the results of our pXRF analysis of surface soils at a historic silver refinery located near Puno, Peru, in the western Lake Titicaca Basin. The results of our analysis identified hazardous levels of antimony (Sb), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) in excavation soils, necessitating the relocation of planned excavation units and the use of personal protective equipment. This study highlights the advantages of rapid, in situ pXRF analysis of surface soils in contaminated industrial archaeology sites to assess potential harm to human health.

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