%0 Journal Article %T Metalurgia prehisp¨˘nica en las sociedades costeras del norte de Chile (quebrada Mamilla, Tocopilla) %A Salazar %A Diego %A Figueroa %A Valentina %A Mille %A Benoit %A Morata %A Diego %A Salinas %A Hern¨˘n %J Estudios atacame£żos %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4067/S0718-10432010000200003 %X we present direct and indirect evidences of metallurgical activities by hunter-gatherer and fishers populations of the arid coast of northern chile during late intermediate and late periods. we discuss these evidences and propose the existence of a local metallurgical tradition with particular characteristics for the coastal societies in this region. this tradition complements current knowledge about the use and significance of metals in the andes. %K metallurgy %K coastal societies %K hunter gatherers %K fishers %K northern chile %K late intermediate period %K late period. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-10432010000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en