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ABSTRACT This study examines Wari obsidian production in a cache of 39 bifaces found at the Late Moche site of San José de Moro (Jequetepeque Valley, North Coast of Peru, 700–850 ad). Portable X‐ray fluorescence, geometric morphometric, and technological analyses were used to investigate raw material provenance and bifacial production.
Antonio Pérez‐Balarezo +2 more
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“I Paid A Bribe”—Lessons and Insights From Crowdsourced Corruption Reporting in India
ABSTRACT Preventing and reducing corruption has proven to be an enormous challenge. An important step in this process is to produce and use good metrics to identify where anti‐corruption resources would be most beneficial. Most measures of corruption, however, rely on surveys of perceptions or bribery incidence.
Ina Kubbe +2 more
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ABSTRACT Rain‐induced erosion processes can severely damage Earthen archaeological sites. Huaca Chornancap (HCH; eighth–14th century ad) is a platform located in the Lambayeque region (Peru) exposed to seasonal rain due to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
Luigi Magnini +5 more
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349 p.: il. ; 24 cm.Entre 1899 y 1900, Max Uhle (1856-1944), considerado el padre del a arqueología científica del Perú, logró, con sus excavaciones en el complejo de las huacas del Sol y de la Luna, establecer casi toda la historia prehispánica del ...
Kurella, Doris +2 more
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MOCHE SUBSTYLES: KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING MOCHE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION [PDF]
Las variantes en la ceramica fina Moche han sido generalmente atribuidas a la evolucion estilistica a traves del tiempo. Este articulo propone una explicacion alternativa: que diferentes entidades politicas dentro del territorio Moche produjeron deliberadamente sus propias variantes o subestilos de ceramica fina, como una manera de expresar su ...
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In this article, we will discuss the first results of a technological study of Moche ritual ceramics by the means of laboratory methods. This research underlines the importance of taking into account the information available in the archaeological record
Agnès Rohfritsch
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Caxton's Afterlife in Manuscript (c.1475‐c.1500)
Abstract At least thirty‐five manuscript copies of Caxton's prints have been found so far. This article explores the implications of such manuscript copies of Caxton's prints and, interrupting the linear history of the book, considers Caxton's appeal beyond print in manuscript.
Aditi Nafde
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The botanical identification of Ulluchu, an iconic fruit frequently depicted in the art of the pre-Columbian Moche culture that flourished from A.D. 100–800 on the Peruvian north coast, has eluded scientists since its documentation in ceramics in the ...
Bussmann Rainer W, Sharon Douglas
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Abstract Much is known about the immediate effects of default choice architecture and their underlying psychological processes. Yet, significant gaps remain in understanding if, when, and how defaults produce downstream effects on consumer behavior. We resolve conceptual ambiguity around downstream default effects by developing a taxonomy to categorize
Rory M. Waisman +2 more
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The excavations of the three last occupational floors of the Urban Nucleus at Huacas of the Sun and the Moon in the Moche Valley have allowed us to register at least four craft production centers.
Santiago Uceda Castillo
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