Chavín

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The Chavín Phenomenon and Its Regional Manifestation

Iconography and material culture associated with the first-millennium BCE ceremonial center of Chavín de Huántar are readily identifiable and widespread in the Central Andes. Their …

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Daniel A. Contreras
Pre-Hispanic Ritual Use of Psychoactive Plants at Chavín de Huántar, Peru featured image

Pre-Hispanic Ritual Use of Psychoactive Plants at Chavín de Huántar, Peru

Ritual is broadly accepted as an important locus of social interaction in the pre-Hispanic Central Andes, and research into the development of durable sociopolitical inequality in …

John W. Rick
Archaeological 14C Assemblages and the Chavín Phenomenon in the Central Andes featured image

Archaeological 14C Assemblages and the Chavín Phenomenon in the Central Andes

Using the Central Andean Chavín Phenomenon as a case study, this paper explores the middle ground between top-down (big data) and bottom-up (Bayesian modeling) approaches to …

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Daniel A. Contreras

Collaborative Action and Landscape Setting at Chavín de Huántar

The Central Andean ceremonial centre of Chavín de Huántar is situated in a dramatic, mountainous and dynamic environment high on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes, yet the …

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Daniel A. Contreras