Hallucinogens, alcohol and shifting leadership strategies in the ancient Peruvian Andes

ME Biwer, WY Álvarez, SL Bautista, J Jennings - Antiquity, 2022 - cambridge.org
In the pre-Columbian Andes, the use of hallucinogens during the Formative period (900–
300 BC) often supported exclusionary political strategies, whereas, during the Late Horizon …

Flexible agropastoral strategies during the 1st millennium CE in southern Peru: Examining yunga Arequipa camelid husbandry practices during Wari expansion …

AK Alaica, BK Scaffidi, LMG La Rosa, J Jennings… - Quaternary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Imperial expansion can have substantial impacts on the daily and long-term activities of
colonized regions. However, statecraft can vary depending on local resilience and the …

Reconstructing middle horizon camelid diets and foddering practices: Microbotanical and isotope analyses of dental remains from Quilcapampa, Perú

MA Melton, AK Alaica, ME Biwer… - Latin American …, 2023 - cambridge.org
This study uses isotope and microbotanical data from the analysis of teeth and dental
calculus to investigate camelid diet and foddering practices at Quilcapampa (AD 835–900) …

[HTML][HTML] Beer, Drugs and Meat: A Reconsideration of Early Wari Feasting and Statecraft

J Jennings, AK Alaica… - Archaeology of Food …, 2022 - journal.equinoxpub.com
Feasts were integral to pre-Columbian political economies in the Andes. The large feasts of
the Inca Empire, which institutionalized asymmetrical relationships between subjects and …

Dreg Deposits and Domestic Beer Production: Assessing the Ubiquity of Chicha Production in the Wari Empire

DJ Nash, ME Biwer, E Witte - Ethnoarchaeology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT C hicha (a fermented beverage) was an essential element of the political
economy for some prehistoric Andean societies. In this article we outline the archaeological …

[PDF][PDF] Beer, drugs and meat: a reconsideration of early Wari feasting and statecraft

J Jennings, A Alaica, M Biwer - Archaeology of Food and Foodways, 2021 - academia.edu
Feasts were integral to pre-Columbian political economies in the Andes. The large feasts of
the Inca Empire, which institutionalized asymmetrical relationships between subjects and …