Agro-pastoralism and social change in the Cuzco heartland of Peru: A brief history using environmental proxies

Antiquity

Volumn 85, Issue 328, 2011, Pages 570-582

  Chepstow Lusty, Alex ^a,b  

^a UMIFRE 17 CNRS MAEDI USR3337 Amérique Latine Projet de Recherche Tambo Colorado   (Peru)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Camelid pastoralism; Cuzco; Early high altitude maize; Llama caravans; Marcacocha; Oribatid mites; Pre conquest diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957649538     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X0006796X     Document Type: Article

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