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The center cannot hold: A Bayesian chronology for the collapse of Tiwanaku. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The timing of Tiwanaku's collapse remains contested. Here we present a generational-scale chronology of Tiwanaku using Bayesian models of 102 radiocarbon dates, including 45 unpublished dates.
Erik J Marsh +10 more
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Paleogenomic insights into cooperation in the ancient Andes from positive selection on oxytocin pathway genes [PDF]
Genes Brain BehavThe oxytocin system is an important modulator of social behavior that may be involved in the evolution of human cooperation, and expression of the CD38 and OXTR genes in the brain is known to affect oxytocin secretion and binding. The Andean highlands provide an excellent opportunity to evaluate the role of oxytocin in the evolution of cooperation ...
Joseph S +8 more
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Tracing Human Diversity in South America's Southern Cone: Linguistic, Morphometric, and Genetic Perspectives. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolABSTRACT Objectives Studying the relationship between biological and cultural diversity can lead to rich insights into human history. South America has been relatively neglected in this kind of work, even though it intriguingly exhibits unexpectedly high biological and cultural diversity.
Menéndez LP, Urban M.
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Estudios Atacameños, 2004 Se examinan cuatro momentos de la prehistoria de San Pedro de Atacama, con el objeto de calificar el impacto de la influencia Tiwanaku en una población local. Fueron realizados estudios osteobiográficos en 161 individuos de los cementerios Solcor-3, Coyo-
Maria Antonietta Costa J +2 more
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Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, 2023 Reflections on the coloniality that permeates Latin American archaeologies enhance their role in the legitimization of national projects in tension with indigenous populations.
Juan Villanueva Criales
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Estudios Atacameños, 2002 Se presentan los resultados del análisis zooarqueológico de dos conjuntos de artefactos Tiwanaku (400-1100 DC), procedentes de la localidad de Amaguaya, en Bolivia.
José Capriles
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 381-388, May/June 2023., 2023 Abstract In this introduction to the special issue, Adaptive Tools for Resilient Bones: Biostatistical Approaches to Past Physical Activity in Osteoarchaeology, we discuss the outcome of the workshop held in Leiden (the Netherlands; November 18–19, 2021). We review statistical approaches to entheseal changes and present a series of new contributions to
Sarah A. Schrader, Jared Carballo Pérez
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Timerendering: reflections on chronopolitical praxis in Bolivia
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 788-806, September 2022., 2022 Abstract This article uses reflections on chronopolitical praxis during the period 2006‐19 in Bolivia in order to make a more general contribution to the anthropology of time and temporalities. The article proposes the theoretical concept of ‘timerendering’ in order to examine the ways in which time emerged as a pervasive register that mediated and ...
Mark Goodale
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American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume 176, Issue 1, Page 21-35, September 2021., 2021 Abstract Objectives Stable isotope analysis can provide crucial insight into the function and development of early state‐level societies on the north coast of Peru. Materials and Methods Multi‐tissue (bone collagen, tooth enamel, hair, nail, skin, and tendon) stable isotope analyses (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and strontium) were conducted for 13 ...
Corrie Hyland +2 more
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El enredo patrimonial de Tiwanaku (Bolivia): una aproximación desde la etnografía arqueológica
Confluenze, 2023 The article presents a long-term history of the patrimonialisation of the archaeological site of Tiwanaku with a focus on the social relatedness triggered by the ruins.
Francesco Orlandi
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