ALEACIONES Y ESTILO EN ÉPOCAS DE CONTACTO HISPANO-INDÍGENA EN EL NOROESTE ARGENTINO

Abstract

We explored the fabrication criteria of alloy pieces from the Northwest Argentina addressed to the Hispanic-Indigenous Period, considering the existence of zinc. The Zn amounts would result as manufacture by remelting operations of others objects. We show the analytical results made on a rectangular brass plaque, also the iconography of the plaque was taken into account and compared with late prehispanic objects onsimilar aspects

Keywords

• Northwest Argentina
• Hispanic-Indigenous Period
• brass
• plaques
• iconography