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A holistic approach to enhance the use of neglected and underutilized species: the case of Andean grains in Bolivia and Peru [PDF]
, 2014 The IFAD-NUS project, implemented over the course of a decade in two phases, represents the first UN-supported global effort on neglected and underutilized species (NUS).
Amaya, K. +5 more
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From natural hazard to environmental catastrophe: Past and present [PDF]
, 2006 The number of environmental catastrophes is rising, mostly owing to an increase in hydrometeorological hazards. The number of disasters is escalating as the world population grows and people settle in marginal areas. In order to improve preparedness, the
Leroy, SAG
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Steamed or Boiled: Identity and Value in Food Preparation [PDF]
, 2012 How do daily meals resemble larger feast gatherings? In many cultures every act associated with food is filled with meaning and sanctity. Feasts usually feed more people than daily household meals, and by their scale, gain centrifugal meanings.
Hastorf, Christine
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Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 45, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines the institutionalisation of indigeneity in Bolivia under the governments of Evo Morales (2006–2019) as a central component of the MAS project of crafting state hegemony. We trace the emergence of what we call the indio institucionalizado from the social mobilisations of the 1990s and 2000s through the Constitutional ...
Aiko Ikemura Amaral, Angus McNelly
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Acerca de la cerámica Tiwanaku y una vasija del valle de Azapa (Arica, Norte Grande de Chile)
Estudios AtacameñosLa 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 Uribe R
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Prehistoric psychotropic consumption in Andean Chilean mummies [PDF]
, 2007 Hallucinogenic plants are often regarded as the main source of psychoactive drugs in antiquity to reach deep altered states of consciousness^1,2^. Many researchers believe this was particularly true during the Tiwanaku empire expansion, circa (500-1000 A.
Bernardo T. Arriaza +2 more
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Documenting the History of Inca Precious Metal Production using Geochemical Techniques from Lake Sediments in the Andahuaylas Region of Peru [PDF]
, 2011 The process of studying heavy metal concentrations in lake sediments in order to reconstruct pollution history has been used in a variety of environments and locations.
Kane, Molly Mae
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 230-242, September 2024.Abstract How is alienability produced as a mode of relation? Is capital a (racialized) affect? This article examines clashing expectations about minerals, specifically sodalite, at the Cerro Sapo mine in Ayopaya Bolivia. It describes how Cerro Sapo's current owner, a white Kenyan, engaged in narrative and bodily practices that sought to detach him from
Mareike Winchell
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La deformación craneana en la población prehistórica de Coyo Oriente, San Pedro de Atacama
Estudios Atacameños, 2008 El propósito de este trabajo es caracterizar una población representativa del salar de Atacama durante el Período Medio y los posibles flujos poblacionales asociados al fenómeno Tiwanaku.
M. Antonietta Costa +2 more
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Chapter 4. Locating field systems in the southern Peruvian Andes
Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 40-52, July 2024.Abstract In this paper, we review current understandings of anthropogenic field systems, focusing on trends and variations in the chronology of field construction, use, and in some cases, abandonment, as well as labor organization of agrarian production across the Lake Titicaca Basin.
BrieAnna S. Langlie +3 more
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