Early farmers in the Andes were doing just fine, challenging popular theory; diet data shows consistent food resources during the transition from foraging to farming
The Palaspata temple: ancient ruins discovered in Andes shed light on Tiwanaku society; the study is published in the journal Antiquity
An ancient temple and theater have been discovered in La Otra Banda, Cerro Las Animas, Peru; the carving of a mythological bird figure hints at origins of ancient religion
Study reveals evidence of violence shortly after the collapse of the Chavín culture, a time of crisis in ancient Peru Analysis of skeletons…
UW anthropologists’ research unveils early stone plaza at Callacpuma, in the Cajamarca Valley in the Andes, Peru
New research challenges hunter-gatherer narrative: in the Andes, between 9,000 and 6,500 years ago, diet was composed of 80 percent plant matter and meat played a secondary role
A new type of settlement, an architectural complex of large dimensions, from the time of the Wari State, has been found in Peru…
Long-term history of violence in hunter-gatherer societies uncovered in the Atacama Desert: 10,000 years of violent conflict revealed by skeletons, weaponry, and rock art
Genomic analysis shows the Amazon’s Ashaninka people are made up of two subgroups with distinct histories; the study is in the journal Current Biology
An array of intricate settlements in the Llanos de Mojos savannah-forest, Amazonia, has been uncovered; the study is published on Nature
