Abstract High-elevation (> 2500 m asl) environments pose severe challenges for human
adaptation, and the timing and catalysts of their sustained year-round occupation remain a …

This paper reviews archaeological research of Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene sites in
Bolivia. Given that few projects have explicitly dealt with issues related to early human …

Chemical sourcing is becoming an increasingly important component of archaeological
investigation. Instruments used for elemental analysis generally must be operated in a …

Artifacts of cold-hammered native gold have been discovered in a secure and undisturbed
Terminal Archaic burial context at Jiskairumoko, a multicomponent Late Archaic–Early …

The data presented in this paper provide direct microbotanical evidence concerning the
early use of potato (Solanum tuberosum) within its botanical locus of origin in the high south …

The bow and arrow is a crucial component of Homo sapiens' material culture. In South
America, data on the bow and arrow are widely scattered, which motived this …

In the fourth millennium BP, there were major environmental and cultural changes on the
Andean altiplano of South America, but the chronology remains vague. A recent synthesis …

The extent to which archery technology affected social organization in the Andes region of
South America remains understudied. To identify the timing and consequences of archery …

Exchange of exotic goods generates interest among archaeologists because it is a theme
that effectively links local phenomena with regional events, and human behavior with …

La utilización de óxidos de manganeso se evidencia en el extremo norte de Chile desde el
periodo Arcaico (ca. 10.500-4.000 cal. ap) en tierras bajas (costa y valles) y tierras altas …