…human diet. The first definitive step in this process, after early experimentation, was the horticulturalist way of life. At a certain time, some human groups began to grow plants for…
The story of chimango
…did not appreciate him and he made few friends among them. As time went on, he fell deeply in love with the young woman and went often to her hut…
The condor and the shepherdess
…summer pasture, the shepherdess worked on her weaving to pass the time. Suddenly she saw a man approaching her, who said: —Little shepherdess, why do you sit all by yourself?…
Rapa Nui
…1684, the English pirate Edward Davis was sailing to Southeast Asia in search of riches when he came upon the Juan Fernández archipelago, and in the time he spent in…
Beliefs and funeral rites
…and maintain Tinku, an ever-changing balance in life. Aymara cosmology has undergone many changes as a result of dominance by the Inka and then the Spanish colonial powers. Over time,…
Economy
…The Mapuche economy has changed significantly over time. In the 16th century, the people had a hunting–gathering mode of subsistence, complemented by the quasi-domestication of camelid herds and non-intensive…
South Central
…groups of warriors at strategic, well-fortified points; this war of the forts or pukaras was particularly intense between 1541 and 1544. At this time, local chiefdoms formed federations to fight…
The Son of the Canelo
…Among the Kawashkar, the Son of Canelo is a hero who appears in many stories. Some say that a long time ago, on the western coast of Wellington Island…
Center
…Conquered by the valleys of central Chile By the time Diego de Almagro the Elder undertook his expedition La flor de las Indias (The Flower of the Indies)…
Economy
…and weapons, but they also spent quite a lot of time eating, resting and playing games. The incorporation of horses into the Tehuelche way of life in the 18th century…
Hunter-gatherers of the central Chile
…in these ecological refuges until around 9000 B.C. By that time, the newer hunter-gatherer groups had expanded throughout the territory. Their remains have been found in large cemeteries such as…
The pictographs of Cueva Blanca
…as crosses, wavy and zigzagged lines. The Cueva Blanca style closely follows the conventions of textile decoration used at the time, during which textiles had tremendous prestige in the Andes…
The petroglyphs of Kalina
…The images point to a belief in the symbolic power of petroglyphs to guarantee the multiplication of these early animal herds. As calving time is in summer, theserepresentations of females…
Aymara
…member plays a flute (sikuri or zampoña) and a drum at the same time. Sikuri bands participate in the patron saint festivals using a complex, typically Andean musical dialogue. The…
Hunter-gatherers of the Arid North
…of the Atacama Salt Flat. From very early on, the rich bounty of the Pacific Ocean attracted someinhabitants of the Arid North, and over time these people developed a marine…
Agricultural-pastoralists of the arid north
…height around 1000 A.D., by which time most of these groups were living in clustered villages such as Likan, on the Salado River, or the Codpa ravine settlement, and would…
The Creation
…volcanoes to erupt. As there was nothing else on the Earth at this time, the powerful spirit sent one of his young sons to live there, despite his mother’s pleas….
Polynesian horticultural-fisher-gatherers
…classes and clans that often came into conflict with each other, even to the point of inter-communal war. While their way of life flourished for some time, the frequent disputes,…
Polynesian horticultural-fisher-gatherers
…and clans that often came into conflict with each other, even to the point of inter-communal war. While their way of life flourished for some time, the frequent disputes, coupled…
Horticulturalists of the central zone
…though unlike their predecessors adopted ceramic making on a large scale. Over time, however, and especially after corn was introduced, groups such as the Llolleo became almost completely sedentary, although…
Caicai and Trentren
…plague this land from time to time are believed to be manifestations of this ongoing antagonism between the two serpents. This star-shaped mace decorated with a serpent and lizard could…
History
…groups adapted to the marine environment, significant variations existed across different regions of this vast territory, suggesting cultural differences between groups. These differences grew over time, giving rise to the…
Beliefs and funerary practices
…(living) family behind. After some more time had passed, the deceased family member was remembered at the ceremony of Paina, a feast offered for the bereaved family and an important…
Art
…wooden frame and transported to the respective altar by ropes. The moaiswere then erected on the altar platforms with their backs to the sea. At this time the ariki(headman of…