We present isotopic and morphometric evidence suggesting the migration of farmers in the
southern Andes in the period AD 1270–1420, leading up to the Inka conquest occurring~ AD …

Despite our instinctive understanding of the importance of “identity,” archaeologists and
bioarchaeologists continue to struggle to rigorously investigate this complex phenomenon …

Objectives: Gender and other facets of social identity play important roles in the organization
of complex societies. This study reconstructs dietary practices within the Middle Horizon (AD …

Bioarchaeology is a relatively young field that aims to improve our understanding of life,
death, and interrelationships among past humans around the globe. The discipline grew out …

Strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis of human skeletal remains is an important method in
archaeology to examine past human mobility and landscape use. 87Sr/86Sr signatures of a …

Objectives The goal of this article is to assess the scale of human paleomobility and
ecological complementarity between the lowlands and highlands in the southern Andes …

During the Late Holocene, hunter-gatherer interaction networks significantly grew in
intensity and extension across Patagonia. Although this growth is evidenced by the …

The long-distance movement of craft items and ideas about their manufacture contribute to
imperial projects; facilitating the dissemination of ideologies, serving as tribute, and acting …

The south central Andes is known as a region of enduring multiethnic diversity, yet it is also
the cradle of one the South America's first successful expansive-state societies. Social …

Oxygen isotope data (expressed as δ 18 O values) recovered from human skeletal remains
have been the central focus of a number of archeological analyses tracking human …