…beds of dried seaweed and more skins. Food was stored in leather bags that were hung from the dwelling’s beams. Nets would also be hung up while not in use….
History
…religion. The new rulers changed some of the old rituals, exchanging the consumption of hallucinogenic plants for the use of Andean coca leaves. The Inkas also expanded their road network…
Settlement patterns
…secondary division is economic, and separates the high mountain herders from the farmers of the foothills. These segments complement each other and together form the whole. The Aymara use several…
Language
…English would use a whole phrase. For instance, the term Aruskipasipxañanakasakipunirakispawa means “let us hope that there will always be dialogue between us”. The Aymara tongue is currently spoken by…
Art
…used seashells to make spoons and knives. Their ceramic vessels were for domestic use, simple in design but varied in shape. Such goods were probably also obtained through trade, rather…
Art
…10 meters tall and weighs 85 tons. This statue epitomizes the use of megalithic expressions during this period in the service of political and religious power. As the classic period…
Language
…act as a noun, adjective or verb, while grammatical categories indicating gender, number and time are expressed using prefixes and suffixes. Rapa Nui is an oral language for everyday use….
Historia
…is noteworthy that these groups made no use of the abundant marine resources that are so plentiful along the region’s coasts. One of the stone tools that is considered most…
Historia
…more sedentary way of life, including the use of boats to colonize nearby islands. Around the first century of our era a new horticultural way of life began to emerge,…
History
…of local cultures, which archeologists have named as follows (from north to south): Arica, Tarapacá, Atacameño, Copiapoe, Diaguita and Aconcagua. The Inka maintained their rule by making effective use of…
Beliefs and funeral rites
…more complex ideology. The use of hallucinogenic powders inhaled through the nose (using tablets and tubes) appears to have become more prevalent as a ritual practice at this time, and…
Culto y Funebria
…or individuals, and were located under dwellings or nearby. Their religion may have included a shamanic belief system that was practiced with the use of hallucinogenic plants smoked in pipes….
History
…these coasts, bringing finely crafted status goods, which they traded with the local inhabitants for fish, shellfish, and guano to use as fertilizer on their crops. In historic times, these…
Beliefs and funeral rites
…A case in point is their use of a flute that produces a unique sound, called “rajado,” which matches the sound produced by prehistoric flutes attributed to the Aconcagua culture….
Economy
…The Selk’nam people were a terrestrial hunter-gatherer people that moved around frequently to make use of resources dispersed around the island. Guanaco were of prime importance to the Selk’nam,…
Semi-Arid North
…indigenous lands along the coastal and middle reaches of the region’s valleys and the relocation of their inhabitants to “Indian towns” and ecclesiastical missions. It also witnessed the use of…
Economy
…provided animal products, as livestock raising was not introduced until Inka times. On the coast the people made use of marine resources, especially shellfish, which were to lands further inland….
Art
…In terms of craftwork, the Aconcagua culture is best known for its ceramics. The most common type were the brown, undecorated smooth-sided pots and pitchers produced for daily use,…
Economy
…making instruments. Towards the end of this long period these hunter-gatherers, who were already experts in hunting camelids, would use their extensive knowledge of these creatures to begin domesticating them….