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Impact Of Empire Expansion On Household Diet: The Inka In Northern Chile's Atacama Desert, Sheila Dorsey Vinton, Linda Perry, Karl J. Reinhard, Calogero M. Santoro, Isabel Teixeira-Santos
Impact Of Empire Expansion On Household Diet: The Inka In Northern Chile's Atacama Desert, Sheila Dorsey Vinton, Linda Perry, Karl J. Reinhard, Calogero M. Santoro, Isabel Teixeira-Santos
Anthropology Faculty Publications
The impact of expanding civilization on the health of American indigenous societies has long been studied. Most studies have focused on infections and malnutrition that occurred when less complex societies were incorporated into more complex civilizations. The details of dietary change, however, have rarely been explored. Using the analysis of starch residues recovered from coprolites, here we evaluate the dietary adaptations of indigenous farmers in northern Chile's Atacama Desert during the time that the Inka Empire incorporated these communities into their economic system. This system has been described as "complementarity" because it involves interaction and trade in goods produced at …
Explotación Y Uso De Los Recursos Marinos Y Patrones De Residencia Entre Los Mapuches: Algunas Implicaciones Preliminares Para La Arqueología, Tom D. Dillehay, Ximena Navarro
Explotación Y Uso De Los Recursos Marinos Y Patrones De Residencia Entre Los Mapuches: Algunas Implicaciones Preliminares Para La Arqueología, Tom D. Dillehay, Ximena Navarro
Anthropology Faculty Publications
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