Past land use, particularly fire, affects modern tropical forests. Charcoal from lake sediments
is commonly used to estimate past fire parameters such as burn severity and frequency, but …

Ritual was an effective power building strategy in many archaic states and early empires. In
this paper we describe the ritual abandonment of a palace residence at the Wari site of …

Processual models of the early state envisioned hierarchical societies with stable social and
political structures. More recent research, however, has questioned this vision. Here, the …

Wari is sometimes described as the first empire of the Andes, conquering and controlling a
broad region during the Middle Horizon (600–1000 CE). This article synthesizes …

This article presents an analysis of different forms and styles of mortuary ceramics, including
the well-known, highly decorated “finewares” of the Moche of the North Coast of Peru. I …

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 …

In this article, I investigate the Northern and Southern Moche archaeological cultures by
evaluating the data gathered and theories developed since their first identification 25 years …

This study compares chemical data of 224 sherds from Early Intermediate Period Huarpa
and Middle Horizon Wari pottery to investigate settlement dynamics. All sherds were first …

Bajo la tesis de que la basura es un recurso material, en esta investigación se analizó una
muestra de desechos cerámicos hallados en los rellenos arquitectónicos de Huaca La …

La presente investigación se enfoca en la prospección arqueológica en el sector noroeste
de la comunidad de Nuevo San Martín, Tacabamba, en la provincia de Chota, en la región …