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== Background == | == Background == | ||
The Quimbaya artifacts can be considered the most valuable and controversial pre-Colombian archaeological discovery. The gold assemblage dates to around 1000 C.E. due to the emergence of gold work appearing in the Quimbaya civilization. | The Quimbaya artifacts can be considered the most valuable and controversial pre-Colombian archaeological discovery. The gold assemblage dates to around 1000 C.E. due to the emergence of gold work appearing in the Quimbaya civilization.<ref name="LoC" /><ref>Scott, D.A. & Meyers, P. (1992) ''Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts.'' UCLA institute of archaeology and the Getty conservation institute, Los Angeles California.</ref> | ||
===Discovery=== | ===Discovery=== | ||
== Context == | == Context == | ||
Revision as of 01:30, 22 November 2019
Background
The Quimbaya artifacts can be considered the most valuable and controversial pre-Colombian archaeological discovery. The gold assemblage dates to around 1000 C.E. due to the emergence of gold work appearing in the Quimbaya civilization.[1][2]
Discovery
Context
Pseudoarchaeological Narrative
Theories
Archaeological Record
References
- Perea, A, et al. Pre-hispanic goldwork technology. The Quimbaya Treasure, Colombia. Vol. 40, Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013, pp. 2326-34. ScienceDirect [1]
- Scott, D.A. & Meyers, P. (1992) Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts. UCLA institute of archaeology and the Getty conservation institute, Los Angeles California.
- Steven Thomas, Robert. Intelligent Intervention. Dog Ear Publishing, 2011.
- Zucchiatti, Alessandro, et al. Prehispanic goldwork technology study by PIXE analysis. Vol. 332, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 2014, pp. 160-64. ScienceDirect [2]