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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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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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American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume 174, Issue 1, Page 35-48, January 2021., 2021 In Paleoindian individual 15‐06, a highly projecting muscle attachment site is correlated with high thumb opposition efficiency. Abstract Objectives Cuncaicha, a rockshelter site in the southern Peruvian Andes, has yielded archaeological evidence for human occupation at high elevation (4,480 masl) during the Terminal Pleistocene (12,500–11,200 cal BP),
Fotios Alexandros Karakostis +5 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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Acerca de la cerámica Tiwanaku y una vasija del valle de Azapa (Arica, Norte Grande de Chile)
Estudios Atacameños, 2004 La intención de este artículo ha sido contribuir a la comprensión de la problemática Tiwanaku en Arica, usando como "excusa" el redescubrimiento de una vasija excepcional, proveniente del sitio funerario Az-71a del valle de Azapa excavado por G. Focacci.
Mauricio Iván Uribe Rodríguez
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Conflict, Claim and Contradiction in the New Indigenous State of Bolivia [PDF]
, 2012 Recent conflict between indigenous people and a self-styled indigenous state in Bolivia has brought to the fore some of the paradoxes and contradictions within the concept of indigeneity itself. The contemporary politics of state sponsored indigeneity in
Canessa, A
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La secuencia de Myriam Tarragó para San Pedro de Atacama: Un test por termoluminiscencia [PDF]
, 1986 A fin de colocar a prueba la secuencia cultural propuesta por Myriam Tarragó (1968) para el estadio Cerámico de San Pedro de Atacama, se fecharon por termoluminiscencia 40 cerámicas -muchas de ellas representativas de cada una de las ocho fases definidas
Berenguer, José +3 more
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The Emergence of Complex Silver Metallurgy in the Americas: A Case Study from the Lake Titicaca Basin of Southern Peru [PDF]
, 2016 This paper discusses the emergence of silver metallurgy some two millennia ago in the south central Andes. It is argued that the availability of multiple abundant resources and a high population density were instrumental in the development of this ...
Huff, JA +3 more
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