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
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
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
Geomorphological Insights on Human-Volcano Interactions and Use of Volcanic Materials in Pre-Hispanic Cultures of Costa Rica through the Holocene
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DOI: 10.3389/feart.2018.00013
Abstract: Critical Zones in tropical environments, especially near active volcanoes, are rich in resources such as water, food and construction materials. In Central America, people have lived near volcanic centers for thousands of years and learned… read more here.
Keywords: volcano interactions; human volcano; costa rica; geomorphological insights ... See more keywords