Guava (Psidium guajava L., Myrtaceae) is a Neotropical fruit that is widely consumed around
the world. However, its evolutionary history and domestication process are unknown. Here …

Lomas–ephemeral seasonal oases sustained by ocean fogs–were critical to ancient human
ecology on the desert Pacific coast of Peru: one of humanity's few independent hearths of …

In this 1996 volume, Jerry D. Moore discusses public architecture in the context of the
cultural, political and religious life of the pre-hispanic Andes. Archaeologists have invested …

The sweet potato originated in northwestern South America, arising possibly as a hybrid
cross or through karyotypic alterations from an unknown plant of the genus Ipomoea. This …

The Archaeology of Prehistoric Coastlines offers a conspectus of recent work on coastal
archaeology examining the various ways in which hunter-gatherers and farmers across the …

Recent arguments stating that marine resources were relatively unimportant in cultural
developments on the coast of Peru during the Preceramic Period are incorrect on several …

Abstract Moseley's (1975) Maritime Foundations of Andean Civilization hypothesis
challenges, in one of humanity's few pristine hearths of civilization, the axiom that agriculture …

The focus of the development of the first complex, centralized societies on the coast of Peru
between 3000 and 1800 BC was a portion of the coast known as the Norte Chico, where …

To help document and interpret the development of pre-Columbian metallurgy prior to the
Spanish invasion of the Andes, the author conducted a survey of portions of northern and …

Abstract The coast of Peru (3.5–18° S) is one of the most productive marine areas in the
world. The updated seaweed checklist reports a total of 260 specific/intraspecific taxa, of …