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Changes in the subsistence strategy of prehistoric intertidal gathering : the Pre-ceramic and Ceramic coastal hunter-gatherers of Reloncaví Sound, Chile
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
The purpose of this paper is to review the entire stratigraphic sequence of shellfish fauna! remains from five shell middens located on the Reloncaví Sound and dated from 5576 to 1825 cal. B.P. (Figure 4.1). Changes in the ...
Max Uhle : "descubridor" del chipaya
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
Tras dos jornadas y media de intenso trabajo (13-15 de febrero de 1894), el sabio germano pudo recoger una lista de alrededor de cuatrocientas entradas léxicas de la lengua, valiéndose para ello de la colaboración de su ...
Food, family, and empire : relating political and domestic change in the Jequetepeque hinterland
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
How do families experience conquest and state control? More particularly, how are daily meals shaped by state strategies? Paying archaeological attention to domestic culinary practices makes it possible to move beyond ...
Comparing the role of the export sector in Prehistoric economies : the importance of shell manufacture to the livelihood of coastal Ecuadorian populations
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
To understand the evolution of prehistoric economies it is essential to look at the development of specialized production. By looking at which types of prehistoric societies ailowed individuals, or groups of individuals, ...
Provincial religious centers in the inka empire : propagators of official ideology or spaces for local resistance?
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
The incorporation of provincial religious centers into the Inka empire has been discussed basically from two different points of view. The first, proposed by Bauer and Stanish (2002), is based in their work on the Islands ...
Highland empires, lowland politics : the Central Peruvian Coast and its relation to Pan-Andean empires
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
To what extent do our interpretations of the Andean past recognize geographical differences between the coast and the highlands? Does recognizing these differences lead us to alternate interpretations of political processes? ...
El calendario inca : tiempo y espacio en la organización ritual del Cuzco : la idea del pasado
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo EditorialFondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú, 2010)
Luego de más de cincuenta años de paciente examen de crónicas e informes arqueológicos, de extenso trabajo de observación y entrevistas, nos entrega la primera descripción del El Calendario inca en un ordenamiento preciso ...
Comparative perspectives : an introduction
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
In the last several decades there has been a marked rise in archaeological inquiries and a resulting rapid increase in the information available about past societies. As is common in scientific inquiry, this information ...
Approximating Lambayeque political configurations : a perspective from the site of San José de Moro, Jequetepeque valley
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
The Lambayeque culture, also known as "Sicán," was an expansive, theocratic state that reached its height during its middle phase (A.D. 900-1100) (Shimada 1995). According to Shimada, it encompassed two spheres of action: ...
Max Uhle (1856-1944) : evaluaciones de sus investigaciones y obras
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2010)
El rol de Max Uhle en la formación de la arqueología moderna es innegable, pues sus investigaciones y conclusiones lo convierten en fuente para los especialistas de hoy, y sus contribuciones se extienden, además, a disciplinas ...