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Craniofacial chronological microdifferentiation of human prehistoric populations of the Azapa valley, northern Chile

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Archeological evidence suggest that the cultural developments occurred in the highlands around lake Titicaca in the Central Andes, exerted influence on the cultural elaborations of the human groups that peopled the valley of Azapa, close to the city of Arica, and the Pacific coast of northern Chile.In this communication we show by means of a distance analysis, that a craniofacial differentiation accompanied the process of cultural evolution in the valley.The biological influence of Tiwanaku is partially reflected in craniofacial morphology, providing preliminary evidence that cultural changes were associated to intermittent gene flow from the highlands, specially during the Alto Ramírez and San Miguel phases.

Source: Revista chilena de historia natural

DOI: 10.4067/s0716-078x2002000100023

Authors: FRANCISCO ROTHHAMMER, CALOGERO M. SANTORO, MAURICIO MORAGA

Institutions: University of Tarapacá, University of Chile

Language: English

Topic: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,490

OpenAlex ID: W2072731990