The role of plant production in subsistence and cultural changes during the formative period in the Atacama Puna, Southern Andes, Chile (1400BC-500AD) : a re-evaluation based on the analyses of microfossils attached to hoes and grinding tools, and isotopic analyses of human bones

The onset of agriculture is an important research topic in archaeology. Nonetheless, several areas of the world still lack sufficient datasets to participate critically within this debate. This is the case for the western slope of the Puna de Atacama, where explanations about plant production have b...

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Main Author: McRostie, V. B.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.626374