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Wari influence in southern Peru: provenance study of middle horizon pottery from the archaeological site of La Real using k 0-INAA

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Fragments of archaeological pottery from a rescue excavation at the site of La Real in Arequipa, Peru, were studied by instrumental neutron activation analysis, k 0 method. Analytical data were processed by multivariate statistical techniques, comparing the chemical composition of the studied samples versus the information available in our database on the chemical composition of archaeological pottery from Conchopata (Ayacucho), Cotahuasi (Arequipa), Huaro (Cusco) and Tiwanaku (Bolivia). The results obtained revealed that most of the samples were likely made locally at La Real, while others correspond to the chemical composition of the different groups considered, showing evidence of the presence of foreign pottery in the site and a small group which were not classified.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express gratitude to Felix Palacios, Director of the Archaeological Museum José Maria Morante at Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa. Funding for analysis was provided by the Kircheis Family Endowment of the Royal Ontario Museum.

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  1. División de Técnicas Analíticas Nucleares, Instituto Peruano de Energía Nuclear (IPEN), Av. Canadá N° 1470, Lima 41, Peru

    P. S. Bedregal, P. A. Mendoza, M. S. Ubillús & E. H. Montoya

  2. Department of World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6, Canada

    J. Jennings

  3. Proyecto Colección Arqueológica La Real, Avenida Los Próceres No 198, J.L. Bustamante Y Rivero, Arequipa, Peru

    W. Yépez

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Bedregal, P.S., Mendoza, P.A., Ubillús, M.S. et al. Wari influence in southern Peru: provenance study of middle horizon pottery from the archaeological site of La Real using k 0-INAA. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 306, 729–736 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4128-z

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