South America: Andes (Geographic Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the "Working with the Community in Ecuador" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This presentation attempts to reflect on the dynamic relationship between archeology and communities, based on the 17 years of field experience of the Palmitopamba Archeological Project, in NW Pichincha Providence, Ecuador. The success and challenges of our experience demonstrate the need for a more reflective archeology that aspire to be...
The Sican Capital: Neighborhoods and Urban Organization in Pre-Columbian Peru (2018)
Cities which become capitals of large states provide unique information on the sociopolitical political organization and the nature of power, as they are home to a society’s leaders and central institutions. In the Andes, scholars have highlighted the existence of cities dominated by a centralized single governing institution, like the Moche capital of Pampa Grande; while others have drawn attention to the empty ceremonial centers, such as Cahuachi, main settlement of the Nazca society. A...
Sicán Political Economy: Converting Regional Productivity to Interregional Prestige Economy and Religious Eminence (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Political Economies on the Andean Coast" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Within a matter of a few generations, during the late tenth century AD, the Middle Sicán polity with its geospatial focus in the extensive Lambayeque Complex on the north coast attained seemingly unprecedented material wealth and established an interregional sphere of trade and influence primarily along the coast of Peru and Ecuador. The truly...
Signs of History, Signs in History: Confronting the Past in Antiquity in the Jequetepeque Valley, Peru (2018)
As architectural interventions on the landscape, structures considered to have ceremonial or ritual significance provide a means to regulate the temporalization of practice in material form. As built objects, monumental huaca structures in the Andes served to mark the longue dureé, as their existence mediated and legitimized political order linked to the deep cosmological history framing mythic time, ordering the present and planning for the future. As physical and subjectified artifacts...
Sistemas de arquitectura local e incaica durante el Periodo Tardío en las tierras altas de Arica y valle de Lluta, Chile (2018)
Durante el Periodo Intermedio Tardío en las tierras altas de Arica, las influencias altiplánicas se encontraban en la sierra y valles altos, caracterizados por arquitectura funeraria (chulpas) y la cerámica, representando relaciones de poder y estatus social dentro de las comunidades locales. Durante el Periodo Tardío, con la introducción de elementos incaicos al altiplano boliviano, el área dominada por los pueblos altiplánicos fue influenciada por la cosmovisión y tecnología incaica, lugares...
Skilled Craftsmen, Ancestors Cult, and Hegemonic Strategies of the Wari Empire (2018)
The comparison of new evidence obtained from Pachacamac and Castillo de Huarmey sites sheds new light on the character of Wari presence on the Peruvian Coast. Both sites are contemporary (Late Middle Horizon, ca. 800 - 1100 AD) and most new information comes from funerary contexts. In both cases, imitations of foreign styles, originated in the south coast and highlands, as well as the local ones are present in the iconography found in the offerings. Recent analyzes lead us to the conclusion that...
Social Inequality and Polity Organization in Prehispanic Southern Andean Populations (Argentina and Bolivia, 500 BCE–1500 CE) (2023)
This is an abstract from the "To Have and Have Not: A Progress Report on the Global Dynamics of Wealth Inequality (GINI) Project" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In this communication we will focus on inequality and the forms of social organization in those Andean societies that developed in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia during the Formative (500 BCE–600 CE), Regional Development (1200–1450 CE) and Late (1450–1550 CE) periods. Our...
Societal Boundaries and Material Production: Stylistic and Spatial Analyses of Ceramics from Late Intermediate Sites in the Huamanga Province of Peru (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Social actors interact with their material environment rather than simply reacting to it; they manipulate the meanings of, or meaningfully constitute, material culture according to their own needs and interests. As such, people use material culture to communicate and negotiate self-identity, as well as group affiliation and dissociation, and leaders can...
Sociocultural Trends and Innovations along 13,000 Years of Plant Use in the Atacama Desert, Chile (2021)
This is an abstract from the "Histories of Human-Nature Interactions: Use, Management, and Consumption of Plants in Extreme Environments" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In the Atacama Desert, plant resources are scarce and unevenly distributed due to water availability. However, by compiling all the available archaeobotanical evidences since the late Pleistocene (ca. 13,000 BP) until the Inka epoch (ca. 450 BP) in a single database, we demonstrate...
Soil Conservation Past and Present: A Study of Archaeological Raised Fields in North Coastal Peru (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Humble Houses to Magnificent Monuments: Papers in Honor of Jerry D. Moore" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Casma Valley, on the central-northern coast of Peru, is home to a relatively unique system of raised agricultural fields. Relicts of prehispanic culture, these fields are unusually well preserved. The most significant research on these fields was completed by Jerry Moore, along with excavations of the nearby...
Some Remarks on Early Social Complexity in the Central Andes (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Dedication, Collaboration, and Vision, Part II: Papers in Honor of Tom D. Dillehay" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The well-known protohistoric Inca Empire of the late fifteenth century had achieved a remarkable degree of social complexity preceded by a similar expansive state some 500 years earlier. The lack of pre-European writing systems, however, obscures access to these earlier social formations. Thus, the social...
The Sonorous Univers of the Jama-Coaque Culture: A Historical-Ecological Approach to Past Soundscapes (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Musical creation, starting with the intonation of defined sounds through the construction of sonorous artifacts, can be understood as the way in which humans give a voice to the abstract of their soul. Consequently, human soundscapes, constitute an integrated and holistic reflection culture. Therefore, following the concept of religious routinization...
The South Coast and Yungas as Seen from the Highlands during the Middle Horizon (2018)
In this presentation we will discuss different non-local materials recovered from the Wari site of Conchopata and the imperial capital of Huari to better understand the interactions between costa, sierra, and selva during the Middle Horizon. The mapping of the origins of exotic material recovered at these sites will help us understand and better characterize how people in these regions were interacting with each other. By exploring least-cost pathways, among other criteria, we will make...
Spatial Analysis and the Interpretation of Rock Art at the Cajamarca Site of Callacpuma, Peru (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Technique and Interpretation in the Archaeology of Rock Art" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Callacpuma is a multicomponent archaeological site in the Cajamarca Basin of the northern highlands of Peru with a long and complex history of human occupation spanning from at least 1000 BC to approximately AD 1500. An estimated 3,000-4,000 rock art panels dot the landscape of Callacpuma. Over the past three field seasons, 100...
Spatial Pattern of δ18O Water Isotope in the Argentinean Central West: Their Potential to Model Human Mobility at Archaeological Scale (2021)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This paper presents the δ18O isotopes results based on a new southern Mendoza water sampling. Using GIS the δ18O isotope information from water sources is modeled in regional isoscapes. With this baseline we discuss human mobility, analyzing three archaeological cases. In total 92 water source samples from rivers, creeks, springs, snow, lagoons, and water...
Spatial Temporalities and the Ritualized Remodeling of Chachapoya Architectural Space (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. How social space is produced in archaeological contexts is often studied as the result of the gradual accumulation of social practices. However, as a complement to these generative processes, sudden events also have radical impacts on how space is signified, expressed, and experienced. This paper addresses recent research in the Chachapoyas region of the...
Square Knots: A Case Study of Quipus AS55 and AS56 and Evidence for Square Root Calculation and Land Redistribution in the Andes (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Quipus, the record-keeping tools of the Incan empire, offer insight into the mathematics of the Andes through the numerical records embedded in them. AS55 and AS56, a pair of quipus found in association with each other, feature complex mathematical relationships in the numbers recorded on them. These properties were first presented and analyzed in a...
Stable Isotope Analysis of Charred and Desiccated Plant Remains from the North Coast of Peru (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Challenges and Future Directions in Plant Stable Isotope Analysis in Archaeology" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. One of the key findings of early work that utilized isotopic analysis of macrobotanical remains was that charred remains seemed to produce reliable isotopic measurements, while uncharred (desiccated) remains did not. This early research contrasted charred remains from the highlands of Peru with uncharred...
Stable Isotope Analysis of Dental Serial Sections Suggests Delayed Weaning among Archaic Foragers of the Andean Altiplano (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Behavioral Ecology and Archaeology" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Previous research identifies delayed weaning as a behavioral adaptation to life at high altitude in the Andean and Tibetan highlands. This research examines the stable isotope chemistry of dental serial sections in Archaic period forager populations of the high Andes in the Lake Titicaca Basin to estimate weaning ages and the potential onset of delayed...
Stable Isotope Evidence of Dietary Trends among Prehistoric Populations from the Semiarid Region, Chile (2021)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The semiarid region of Northern Chile (29°–32° S) is a transitional ecological area, located between the extreme hyperarid conditions of the Atacama Desert and the Mediterranean ones of Central Chile, with a long history of human occupation (Archaic Period–Late Period). This study evaluates the stable isotope signatures, δ 13Cap, δ 13Ccol, and δ15N, of...
Stable Isotope Measurements of Weaning Age and Early Childhood Diet in the Ancient Andes: Variation in Early Life Experiences in Tiwanaku Society (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Understanding the complex roles and meanings of breastfeeding practices and childhood provisioning may help bioarchaeologists contextualize paleodietary studies and the role of foodways in the construction and maintenance of social identities. Here, we employ stable isotope measurements (δ15N and δ13C) of weaning age and early childhood diet derived from...
State Control of Production and Distribution of Inka-Style Pottery in the Southern Border of Tawantinsuyu (Inka State) (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Andean and Amazonian Ceramics: Advances in Technological Studies" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This study aims to identify the nature and degree of state control over the production and distribution of Inka-style ceramics in Aconcagua Valley and Maipo-Mapocho basin (Central Chile) during the Late Period (AD 1400–1536) and what role the Diaguita may have played in this process. The analysis focuses mainly on aríbalos...
Strategizing Food Security under Colonial Rule at Transconquest Purun Llaqta del Maino, Chachapoyas, Peru (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. How does colonialism impact local food strategies? This paper considers this question at Purun Llaqta del Maino (PLM), Chachapoyas, Peru, a site with continuous occupation from the Late Intermediate period (LIP) (AD 1000–1450), the Late Horizon (1450–1535), and the Early Spanish colonial period (1535–1700). Like many Andean regions, Chachapoyas was...
Stress and Sociocultural Reactions to Environmental Change in the Late and Terminal Lima on the Central Coast of Peru (2018)
This project examined evidence of stress in 469 excavated human skeletons of the pre-Hispanic Lima population from Huaca 20 in the Maranga Complex in modern day Lima, Peru dating to the end of the Early Intermediate Period (ca. 200-600 AD) and the beginning of the Middle Horizon (ca. 600-900 AD). This period saw the movement of the populations on both the North and Central Coasts of the Andes inland to areas with greater access to the critical water supply (Shimada, 1994). While the majority...
Strontium Isotopes and Human Migration at the Archaeological Site of Marcajirca, Peru (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The archaeological site of Marcajirca, located in the Puccha River Valley, atop a steep ridge at 3800 masl, provides an interesting context in which to examine changes in human mobility patterns through time on both a regional and local scale. Extensive radiocarbon dating of both archaeological and human skeletal material place occupation of the site between...