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The La Tolita—Tumaco Culture: Master Metalsmiths in Gold and Platinum

Scott, David A.·2011·Latin American Antiquity
DOI 10.7183/1045-6635.22.1.65
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The archaeological setting of the La Tolita—Tumaco culture is briefly discussed as a framework for the examination of the metallurgy of the area, in particular the gold—platinum alloys used to make platinum-coated gold objects, platinum—gold sintered alloys, and platinum—gold foil—plated objects. The sophisticated approach to the manipulation of metallic materials resulted in several notable advances being made by the La Tolita—Tumaco culture: the production of extremely fine rectangular wire, bimetallic tumbaga alloys, small lead spheres inlaid with platinum, soldering, granulation, and a degree of sophistication to metalworking that is very impressive and, in some cases, unique in the world. Some selected examples are discussed, and the microstructure of a representative selection of the La Tolita material, bimetallic tumbaga construction, the initial sintered gold—platinum product, platinum-plated gold, and heavily worked gold—platinum composite artifacts are presented.

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Authors
Scott, D. A.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Scott, David A.
ORCID
Scott, David A.
Venue
Latin American Antiquity
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2011-03
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
65-95
ISSN
  • 1045-6635 (ISSN-L)
  • 2325-5080
DOI
10.7183/1045-6635.22.1.65
OpenAlex
W2318051796
Cited by
19
References
69
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 2
FWCI
1.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 2152 d)
Locations
Latin American Antiquity (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Archeology › Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
Keywords
gold-platinum alloys, metalworking techniques, soldering, granulation, lead spheres, microstructure, pre-Columbian metallurgy, Andean archaeology

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