Jennings, Justin, Biwer, Matthew E., and Conlee, Christina A.

Most conceptualizations of the state in archaeology remain rooted in Enlightenment ideas of interlocking institutions that existed external to individuals and their interactions. These static conceptualizations often run...

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Nash, Donna J., Biwer, Matthew E., and Witte, Emilee

Chicha (a fermented beverage) was an essential element of the political economy for some prehistoric Andean societies. In this article we outline the archaeological correlates of chicha production for the Wari Empire (ca....

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Biwer, Matthew E., Bautista, Stefanie L., Álvarez, Willy Yépez, and Jennings, Justin

In the pre-Columbian Andes, the use of hallucinogens during the Formative period (900–300 BC) often supported exclusionary political strategies, whereas, during the Late Horizon (AD 1450–1532), Inca leaders emphasised corporate...

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Melton, Mallory A. and Biwer, Matthew E.

Chuño is created by subjecting Solanum subspecies or other tubers to a process of freeze-drying that reduces their weight and renders them highly storable. Despite the importance of chuño within traditional Andean foodways, we...

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Newton, Elizabeth, Goeckner, Ryan, Scaggs, Shane A., Hunter, Chelsea E., Arceño, Mark Anthony, Biwer, Matthew E., Gremillion, Kristen, Field, Julie S., Kawa, Nicholas C., Rhue, Steven J., McCorriston, Joy, Willow, Anna, Moritz, Mark, and Downey, Sean S.

Humanity faces a number of wicked problems, from global climate change and the coronavirus pandemic to systemic racism and widening economic inequality. Since such complex and dynamic problems are plagued by disagreement among...

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