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Avoiding War in Tarapacá (Northern Chile) During the Andean Late Intermediate Period (AD 1000–1450)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2015
AbstractThe Late Intermediate period (LIP, AD 1000–1450) in the South Central Andes is commonly characterized by an increase in violence. Here, we analyse evidence to test whether the population that inhabited the oasis of Pica (Region of Tarapacá, Northern Chile) during LIP was engaged in violent warfare.
Aryel Pacheco, Rodrigo Retamal
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Managing Mayhem: Conflict, Environment, and Subsistence in the Andean Late Intermediate Period, Puno, Peru

2015
Warfare profoundly shaped the trajectory of life in the Lake Titicaca Basin, Peru, during the Late Intermediate Period (1100–1450 C.E.). A long drought and new social tensions amplified subsistence stresses for LIP peoples. Recent archaeological research at Ayawiri, one of the largest fortresses in the western Titicaca Basin, has allowed us to ...
BrieAnna S. Langlie, Elizabeth N. Arkush
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Built on Sand: Climatic Oscillation and Water Harvesting During the Late Intermediate Period

2009
For the first time in South America, we found specific constructions for water harvesting from the Late Intermediate period. Their configuration allows the precise reconstruction of mean annual precipitation during that time. In that area, enhanced precipitation enabled the people to cultivate the desert.
Bertil Mächtle, Bernhard Eitel, Gerd Schukraft, Katharina Ross   +3 more
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The End of Ayawiri: Abandonment at an Andean Hillfort Town of the Late Intermediate Period

Journal of Field Archaeology, 2017
ABSTRACTAs the south-central Andes came under Inca control, many hillfort towns and villages were abandoned in favor of low-lying, non-defensive settlements. Recent investigation at Ayawiri (Machu Llaqta), a fortified hilltop town in the Titicaca Basin of southern Peru, sheds light on how such sites met their end.
E. Arkush
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Cat. 85 Amulet of a Leg and Foot, Late Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period

This is an entry written by Emily Teeter on Amulet of a Leg and Foot, Late Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period, in the digital publication Ancient Egyptian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (2025).
Emily Teeter
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Pucara Hilltop Settlements in the Lupaca and Pacajes Territories, Southern Andean Altiplano, during the Late Intermediate Period (AD 1000–1450)

Latin American Antiquity, 2023
The quantity of archaeological data for the fortified hilltop settlements of the Late Intermediate period on the Andean altiplano, called pucaras, varies greatly.
Romuald Housse, Arthur Mouquet
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Petrology and Geochemistry of Late Intermediate Period Ceramics, Southern Peru

Archaeometry, 2016
D. B. Oestreich, U. A. Glasmacher, M. Reindel, H. Otten, J. Isla Cuadrado   +4 more
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Prehispanic Warfare during the Early Horizon and Late Intermediate Period in the Huaura Valley, Perú

Current Anthropology, 2009
Discussions of prehispanic warfare entail treatment of the relationship between ritual and war, and inform on interpretations of indigenous fortifications. Ten radiocarbon dates from recent excavations at the fortress of Acaray in the Huaura Valley, Peru, confirm the site was used during two periods: the Early Horizon (ca.
Margaret Brown Vega
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Investigating economic specialization on the central Peruvian coast: A reconstruction of Late Intermediate Period Ychsma diet using stable isotopes

American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2016
Sara J. Marsteller, Natalya Zolotova, Kelly J. Knudson   +2 more
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Political Landscapes of the Late Intermediate Period in the Southern Andes

2018
Alina Álvarez Larrain, C. Greco
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