The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and
cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant …

The inferential leap from static archaeological patterns to dynamic past behaviours is always
challenging, especially in the case of the Greek and Roman world, where there is a real …

Slope exerts a powerful influence on the route selection processes of humans. Attempts to
model human movement in hilly and mountainous terrain which have largely focused on …

We have carried out long-term comparative in a wide latitudinal range of the Andes (29°–37°
south), encompassing selected areas that differ in ecology and biogeography. This …

Abstract The Tiwanaku (ad 500–1100) colonized ecologically diverse, lower elevation areas
to produce goods not easily grown in the high altitude heartland (3,800 m asl). One colony …

The purpose of this paper is to understand the role of different resources in the human
ranking of habitats during the peopling of the Atlantic slope of Central-South Patagonia, as …

The purpose of this work is to model human movements and lithic procurement costs in high-
altitude environments on the basis of geographical aspects. Using GIS we analyzed …

This paper considers a range of computational approaches for modelling human and animal
movement, with the ultimate goal then being explanation of patterns in the archaeological …

Chavín de Huántar has long been recognized as a site of pan-regional importance in the
first millennium bce Central Andes. Multiple lines of evidence link the site to costa, sierra and …

This chapter describes on-going Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analyses of past
mobility and accessibility patterns in the Late Bronze Age Khanuy Valley, Mongolia. It …