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Importation of Obsidian at Cerro Palenque, Honduras: Results of an Analysis by EDXRF
The results of source analysis by EDXRF of obsidian artifacts from the Mesoamerican site of Cerro Palenque in Honduras are reported and changes over time discussed. Sources of obsidian include Ixtepeque, El Chayal, Jalapa, San Martin Jilotepeque, and San
Hendon, Julia A.
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Abstract Objectives Genetic studies of contemporary Puerto Ricans reflect a demographic history characterized by admixture between Indigenous American, African, and European peoples. While previous studies provide genetic perspectives on the general Puerto Rican population, less is known about the island's sub‐populations, specifically Afro‐Puerto ...
Maria A. Nieves‐Colón +6 more
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Provenance and Geographic Spread of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus
St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is the prototypic mosquito-borne flavivirus in the Americas. Birds are its primary vertebrate hosts, but amplification in certain mammals has also been suggested. The place and time of SLEV emergence remain unknown. In
Anne Kopp +11 more
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Collaborative and competitive strategies in the variability and resiliency of large-scale societies in Mesoamerica [PDF]
Examinations of the variation and duration of past large-scale societies have long involved a conceptual struggle between efforts at generalization and the unraveling of specific trajectories. Although historical particulars are critical to understanding
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Abstract The soil mantle of the tropical karstic landscapes of Southern Mexico was shaped by specific processes of pedogenesis and long‐term human impacts of ancient Maya agriculture. To understand the interaction between natural and human‐induced soil‐forming processes in the calcareous mountains of Chiapas state, we studied soil toposequences around ...
P. García‐Ramírez +9 more
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Local Interaction and Long Distance Connections in the Ulua Valley: The View from Cerro Palenque
The site of Cerro Palenque, the largest settlement in the lower Ulua Valley (Sula Valley) in Honduras during the ninth and tenth centuries AD, was a locus of craft production of figurines and pottery, feasting, the ballgame, and other events associated ...
Hendon, Julia A.
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Structure and genetic diversity in wild and cultivated populations of Zapote mamey (Pouteria sapota, Sapotaceae) from southeastern Mexico: its putative domestication center [PDF]
Tropical fruit trees are an important component of the human diet; however, little is known about their genetic diversity levels. Zapote mamey (Pouteria sapota) is a tree native to southeastern Mexico and Central America, and Mexico is the leading ...
Arias, Renee S. +5 more
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Geographic distribution of shared mtDNA haplotypes between. This map shows the geographic distribution of shared mtDNA haplotypes between the human remains of Puyil Cave and those reported previously from ancient and contemporary people. Additionally, in the bottom right corner are shown the skulls on the surface of Chamber 4, discovered in this cave ...
María Teresa Navarro‐Romero +5 more
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Listado florístico del Parque Nacional Palenque, Chiapas, México
Se realizó el inventario florístico del Parque Nacional Palenque, Chiapas, México. Se realizaron colectas botánicas durante el año 2008 y revisaron bases de datos de herbario. Se registraron 484 especies, 319 géneros y 100 familias.
Héctor Gómez-Domínguez +3 more
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