Paiján obsidian points on the coastal desert of southern Peru and their source

Dulanto J.; Pérez-Balarezo A.; Briceño J.; Yataco J.; Silva E.; Icochea A.; Tarrillo D.; Vergara D. · Antiquity (2025) · DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2024.203

Resumen

Limited research exists on preceramic sites in south-central coastal Peru. Systematic survey and excavations at Pampa Lechuza, Ica, now confirm a Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Paiján (13 000-9000 cal BP) occupation and identify Quispisisa-sourced obsidian Paiján points, which are the only examples currently known to use this raw material. Copyright © The Author(s), 2024.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú