Speaker: María Florencia Becerra
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina
Session 1 (morning):
- Earliest evidence of the use of metals.
- Chronology and regions.
- Case study: Northwestern Argentina.
- Local innovation and development.
- Metals and alloys employed.
- Technologies for mining, metallurgy and metalworking during pre-Columbian times and Colonial period.
Session 2 (afternoon):
- Social complexity and metals.
- Labour organization.
- Ore provenance and circulation.
- New lines of research.
- The case of the Inca State.
- Different strategies and policies.
- Local communities’ responses.
Limited places: 25 participants
registration: sabine.klein@bergbaumuseum.de
This lecture is part of Dr. Becerra’s activities as a Humboldt Fellow visitor during January 2026.
Organisation: Sabine Klein (Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
