Locating the Quispisisa Obsidian Source in the Department of Ayacucho, Peru

• DOI: 10.2307/972177
• Publication Date: 2006-04-17T23:31:08Z
• Authors: Richard L. Burger; Michael D. Glascock
• Keywords: 0601 history and archaeology; 06 humanities and the arts

Abstract In 1999, the Quispisisa source of obsidian was located in Province Huanca Sancos central Ayacucho near village Sacsamarca. This discovery has been confirmed at University Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) by comparing neautron activation analyses samples with artifacts. The volcanic glass provided raw material for most artifacts utilized and northern Peru throughout prehispanic times.