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Researchers looked at data about violence over centuries in the area that is now Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia. (Getty Images) The extent to which “civilization” heightens or lessens the likelihood ...
Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient South American temple they say has helped pull back the curtain on the workings of its enigmatic Andean civilization. Known as the Tiwanaku, the ...
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SANTIAGO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Recent glacier retreat across the Andes is unprecedented in the history of human civilization, according to a new study published, opens new tab in the Science journal on ...
Focusing on the Lake Titicaca Basin in the Andes mountains, anthropologists found through analysis of 1,179 projectile points that the rise of archery technology dates to around 5,000 years ago.
The extent to which “civilization” heightens or lessens the likelihood of violent conflict throughout human history has remained one of the most enduring questions among anthropologists. But a new ...