Pre-Hispanic Fishing Structures Preserved on the Central Coast of Ecuador
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DOI: 10.1007/s11457-018-9202-6
Abstract: Marine resource exploitation is documented for the central coast of Ecuador from 10.000 yr B.P., with a wide range of fishing techniques developing through time. Most recently, dozens of stone fishing structures have been identified at… read more here.
Keywords: coast ecuador; coast; fishing structures; central coast ... See more keywords
Archaeology and pre-Hispanic mining rituals in the south-central Andes (Puna of Salta, Northwestern Argentina)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2021.101275
Abstract: Abstract This article analyzes and discusses pre-Hispanic mining ritual practices in the south-central Andes, based on a novel record composed of a variety of interrelated archaeological indicators. It is a mining-ritual landscape in the highlands… read more here.
Keywords: archaeology; south central; hispanic mining; pre hispanic ... See more keywords
Linguistic and cultural divisions in pre-Hispanic Northern Peru
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DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2020.101354
Abstract: Abstract Interdisciplinary research at the interface of linguistics and archaeology is often concerned with relationships between archaeological cultures and language families, their subgroups, or their proto-languages. This often makes the problematic assumption of a one-to-one… read more here.
Keywords: archaeological cultures; pre hispanic; linguistic cultural; divisions pre ... See more keywords
Intracranial volume variation in Chinchorro mummies: a comparative study with pre-hispanic farmers and contemporary Chilean populations
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-25186-y
Abstract: The Chinchorro culture inhabited the coastal Atacama Desert between 7,500 and 3,500 years BP, maintaining a hunter-gatherer-fisher lifestyle and practicing complex mortuary rituals. With the later adoption of agriculture, shifts in subsistence strategies and burial… read more here.
Keywords: pre; variation; pre hispanic; intracranial volume ... See more keywords
Pre-Hispanic ritual use of psychoactive plants at Chavín de Huántar, Peru
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2425125122
Abstract: Significance Ritual activity is commonly argued to have played an important role in the development of complex sociopolitical formations worldwide. In the Central Andes, where ritual apparently contributed to both social integration and political maneuvering,… read more here.
Keywords: use psychoactive; chav ntar; psychoactive plants; peru ... See more keywords
Culture, traditions, and natural resources of Mexican lakes under the influence of anthropogenic pressures and climate change
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DOI: 10.1080/20442041.2024.2395156
Abstract: ABSTRACT Indigenous peoples and local communities play a vital role in conserving inland water ecosystems and their resources through their cultural and spiritual values embedded in geographic, sociopolitical, and economic contexts. The Central Mexico lakes… read more here.
Keywords: climate change; natural resources; pre hispanic; culture ... See more keywords
Rain-fed agriculture thrived despite climate degradation in the pre-Hispanic arid Andes
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701740
Abstract: Simple yet extensive landscape modifications made past agrarian societies resilient to climate change. Archaeological research suggests significant human occupation in the arid Andean highlands during the 13th to 15th centuries, whereas paleoclimatic studies reveal prolonged… read more here.
Keywords: pre hispanic; rain fed; arid andes; fed agriculture ... See more keywords
From Pest to Protein: Edible Cicadas and Their Leucaena Association in Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1177/02780771251349287
Abstract: The use of insects and their hosts is essential in Mesoamerican bio-culture. Preserving this rich heritage and associated biodiversity is a multifaceted process. The first steps involve correctly identifying the used species, documenting its basic… read more here.
Keywords: oaxaca mexico; consumption; pre hispanic; protein ... See more keywords
The Serpent Within: Birth Rituals and Midwifery Practices in Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Mesoamerican Cultures
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DOI: 10.1215/00141801-7683294
Abstract: This article focuses on female-gendered activities in Mesoamerican culture and reveals a strong link between conception, pregnancy, and childbirth on the one hand and weaving and other activities that produce cloth on the other. Supporting… read more here.
Keywords: birth rituals; midwifery; within birth; pre hispanic ... See more keywords
Pre-Hispanic fishing practices in interfluvial Amazonia: Zooarchaeological evidence from managed landscapes on the Llanos de Mojos savanna
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214638
Abstract: Recent evidence suggests the existence of Pre-Hispanic fisheries in savanna areas of the Amazon basin. How these fisheries may have functioned is still poorly known. Although many studies have drawn attention to how Pre-Hispanic inhabitants… read more here.
Keywords: pre hispanic; fishing practices; zooarchaeological evidence; llanos mojos ... See more keywords
A pre-Hispanic religious landscape on the arid Andean altiplano of Bolivia
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DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.44
Abstract: Research carried out in the Carangas region of highland Bolivia has identified a surprising concentration of pre-Hispanic religious sites, which are linked both to ancient Andean cults of wak'a (sacred mountains, tutelary hills and mummified… read more here.
Keywords: hispanic religious; bolivia; pre hispanic; religious landscape ... See more keywords