Population dynamics in pre-Inca human groups from the Osmore Valley, the Azapa Valley and the coast of the South Central Andes

Alfredo Coppa, Francesca Candilio, Claudia Arganini, Edmundo de la Vega Machicao, Edmundo G Moreno Terrazas, Michaela Lucci and Andrea Cucina

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: The present study applies a dental morphological perspective to the understanding of the complex pre-contact population history of the South Central Andes, through the detection of the underlying dynamics, and the assessment of the biological ties among groups. It presents an analysis of 1591 individuals from 66 sites that date from the Archaic to the Late Intermediate phases from Bolivia, Chile and Peru. The results suggest this area is characterized by significant movement of people and cultures and, at the same time, by long standing population continuity, and highlight the need for wider perspectives capable of taking into account both the different micro-regional realities and the region in its entirety.

Date: 2020
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