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La especialización del trabajo: teoría y arqueología. El caso de los orfebres Mochicas
Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2006 The craft specialization in prehispanic societies is a subject that ultimately has awakened the interest of the scholars, in the sense that they begin to recognize the assets and direct participation of the craftsmen in the construction of prestige ...
Santiago Uceda Castillo +1 more
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Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King +2 more
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.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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Caxton's Afterlife in Manuscript (c.1475‐c.1500)
Renaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 274-292, April 2026.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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Ancient stories in clay: Greek, Moche, and Maya painted ceramics within one book
Текст і образ: актуальні проблеми історії мистецтв“Picture Worlds: Narratives in Greek, Moche, and Maya Pottery,” edited by David Saunders and Megan E. O'Neil, is a catalog published to accompany the 2023 exhibition at the Getty Museum and the Michael C. Carlos Museum.
Marie Stadnik
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Economic Anthropology, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT The khipu knotted string records in the ancient Andes were accounting systems, but they did not indicate any concepts of commensurability or exchange value. They were not incipient money; instead, monetized commerce appears to have predated the economic organization of the Inca society. The article begins by tracing the emergence of coinage in
Alf Hornborg
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Helping a Boy or a Girl? The Effect of Recipient's Gender and Donor's Culture on Donation Decisions
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Volume 38, Issue 4, October 2025.ABSTRACT This paper shows the effect of recipients' gender on donors' preferences, depending on donors' culture. Among study participants from both Eastern and Western cultures, the choice of donating to a boy or a girl followed donors' cultural norms. In Western culture (e.g., the United States), donors chose to donate to a girl over a boy, whereas in
Danit Ein‐Gar +3 more
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The enzyme kinetics of branched‐chain fatty acid synthesis of metazoan fatty acid synthase
Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 8, August 2025.Abstract Branched‐chain fatty acids (BCFAs) exhibit enhanced oxidative stability, lower melting points, and reduced viscosity compared to straight‐chain fatty acids (StCFAs), making them valuable for biological systems and industrial applications.
Christian Gusenda +4 more
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Archaeological Prospection, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 707-725, July/September 2025.ABSTRACT At the Huacas de Moche (HdM), one of the most prominent archaeological sites in Trujillo, Peru, the needs of an expanding modern community are in direct conflict with the desire to preserve the wealth of archaeological information. The undetermined extent of the HdM site introduces disputes in land usage where potential archaeological features
Jared Low +5 more
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An Introductory Review of References and Web Sites on Moche and Chimu Cultures
Nuevo mundo mundos nuevos, 2005 In 1993 I completed my bachelor thesis on Chimu cultures (at University of Genoa); then I have continued to study Peruvian Civilizations, especially those located on the North coast of Peru. This is a list of references centered on Moche and Chimu cultures, with some references on Peruvian pre-Columbian civilizations, especially on Inca, based on my ...
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