The bow and arrow in South America

EJ Marsh, C Llano, V Cortegoso, S Castro… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Pre-Columbian transregional captive rearing of Amazonian parrots in the Atacama Desert

JM Capriles, CM Santoro, RJ George… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The feathers of tropical birds were one of the most significant symbols of economic, social,
and sacred status in the pre-Columbian Americas. In the Andes, finely produced clothing …

[PDF][PDF] A review of archaeological and paleoecological radiocarbon dating in Bolivia

JM Capriles - Open Quaternary, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
Radiocarbon dating is one of the most useful and widely used chronometric techniques
available for archaeologists and other paleo-scientists. Although generally used for …

The Late Intermediate Period in the south-central Andes (AD 1000–1450): Key problems in chronology

E Arkush, WC McCool, RD Smith - Quaternary International, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Intermediate Period (LIP, cal AD 1000–1450) in the central Andes is
defined as a hiatus after the collapse of Tiwanaku and Wari, expansive state polities of the …

Economic directness in the western Andes: a new model of socioeconomic organization for the Paracas culture in the first millennium BC

C Mader, M Reindel, J Isla - Latin American Antiquity, 2023 - cambridge.org
Economic directness is a new model of socioeconomic organization for the Paracas culture
(800–200 BC) in southern Peru, with wider implications for economic theory of the …

Non-Local Enemies or Local Subjects of Violence?: Using Strontium (87Sr/86Sr) and Lead (206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, 208Pb/204Pb) Isobiographies to …

BK Scaffidi, GD Kamenov, AE Sharpe… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2022 - Springer
Throughout much of the pre-Hispanic Andes, bioarchaeological and iconographic evidence
shows that the decapitation, dismemberment, and display of human heads were important …

Valdivia: Intercultural Relations along the Southern Frontier of the Spanish Empire in America during the Colonial Period (1552–1820)

L Adán, S Urbina, D Munita, R Mera, M Godoy… - Historical …, 2021 - Springer
This article presents a synthesis of regional archaeological investigations in the city and
region of Valdivia during the colonial period (1550–1820). Previous studies have …

Parasites in the Atacama Desert: New insights into the lifestyles of ancient human populations (3000–500 BP)

DA Ramirez, MJ Herrera-Soto… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Paleoparasitological studies have provided insights into ancient parasite occurrence and its
relationship to the health, lifestyle, and cultural practices of past populations. We analyzed …

[HTML][HTML] De Chauracabí a Osorno: ciudades y asentamientos indígenas en la frontera meridional del reino de Chile

S Urbina, L Adán, M Alvarado, L Cornejo, X Urbina… - Chungará (Arica …, 2022 - SciELO Chile
La arqueología histórica de la ciudad de Osorno y provincia homónima en el sur de Chile
constituyen el centro de esta investigación. Mediante el análisis arquitectónico-urbanístico …

Closer to assemble: Reply to “far from dismantled” by Root-Bernstein et al., 2023

N Velasco - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
We greatly appreciate the critical evaluation by Dr. Root-Bernstein and colleagues of our
article. When we initially published our work, we anticipated such scrutiny, given their …