One of the indigenous staple crops of Andean South America is the pseudocereal quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). While it was traditionally placed in its own family Chenopodiaceae, recent genetic work located it within the...
One of the major models for the rise of the Tiwanaku state has been trade between people and colonies outside of the Titicaca Basin. Another major model has been the increased intensity of rituals and feasting at the center to...
Ayrampu Qontu, named after a nearby hill, or qontu in Aymara, where a particular cactus called ayrampu grows, is the westernmost sector of the Kala Uyuni site. This area was selected for excavation based on the high density of...
Maria Bruno is a professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at Dickinson College. , In this article, we present the results of an analysis of carbonized plant remains from the site of Loma Salvatierra, in the Llanos de Moxos...
Bruno, Maria C. Macrorestos botánicos de la Loma Mendoza. In Loma Mendoza: las excavaciones del Instituto Arqueológico Alemán y de la Direccíon Nacional de Arqueología en los años 1999-2002, edited by Heiko Prumers,...