Resumen de Pre-Inca mining in the Southern Nasca Region, Peru

Jelmer W. Eerkens, Kevin J. Vaughn, Moises Linares Grados

• Guided by modern miners of the region the authors track down pre-Inca mining sites in the Southern Nasca Region of Peru. In the hinterlands away from both modern and ancient roads they find a surprising number of small sites serving the pre-Inca industry, principally in the Nasca period. Drawing analogies from modern practice they are able to distinguish the ancient sites dedicated to exploration, extraction or production.