Browsing by Autor "Sergio Calla Maldonado"

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CAZADORES RECOLECTORES DEL PERIODO ARCAICO EN LOS VALLES Y SERRANÍAS DE LA REGIÓN DE SAN LUCAS, CHUQUISACA, BOLIVIA
(University of Tarapacá, 2011) Claudia Rivera Casanovas; Sergio Calla Maldonado
La arqueologa del perodo Arcaico en Bolivia se ha centrado principalmente en las tierras altas del Altiplano. Sin embargo, nuevos estudios en regiones de valles y tierras bajas muestran la presencia de poblaciones arcaicas no conocidas previamente. En este trabajo presentamos los resultados obtenidos a partir de una prospeccin regional en la regin de San Lucas, sur de Bolivia. Se exploran las caractersticas de los patrones de asentamiento, la tecnologa a partir del anlisis de los conjuntos artefactuales y se plantea una cronologa preliminar para las ocupaciones
Early human foraging paleoecology in the highlands of Potosí, Bolivia
(Elsevier BV, 2024) José M. Capriles; Juan Albarracín-Jordán; Sergio Calla Maldonado; Claudia Rivera Casanovas
For centuries the Cerro Rico of Potosí in the South American Andes has been known as the richest silver mine in the world but also as a notoriously challenging place for human habitation due to its extreme elevation. Nevertheless, little is known about the temporal depth and socioecological dynamics associated with the initial occupation of this region. In this paper, we present an archaeological and paleoecological assessment of the earliest human peopling of Potosí and the eastern south-central Andes. Systematic surveys in two neighboring regions complemented by test excavations, artifact analysis, and radiocarbon dating revealed evidence of foraging occupations dating to the Early Holocene as well as by agropastoralist communities during the Late Holocene. Local paleoenvironmental records suggest that periods of increased humidity might have fostered ecological productivity that incentivized settlement in this high elevation setting. The nature of the occupations and associated technological organization is consistent with findings from sites elsewhere in the arid Andes.
Gateway to the east: the Palaspata temple and the south-eastern expansion of the Tiwanaku state
(Cambridge University Press, 2025) José M. Capriles; Sergio Calla Maldonado; Julio Calero; Christophe Delaere
The nature and extent of the Tiwanaku state expansion in the Andes during the second half of the first millennium AD continues to be debated. Here, the authors report on the recent discovery of an archaeological complex 215km south-east of Tiwanaku, where a large, modular building with an integrated, sunken courtyard strongly resembles a Tiwanaku terraced platform temple and demonstrates substantial state investment. Constructed, the authors argue, to directly control inter-regional traffic and trade between the highlands and the eastern valleys of Cochabamba, the complex represents a gateway node that effectively materialised the power and influence of the Tiwanaku state.
Mobility, subsistence, and technological strategies of early Holocene hunter-gatherers in the Bolivian Altiplano
(Elsevier BV, 2017) José M. Capriles; Juan Albarracín-Jordán; Douglas W. Bird; Steven T. Goldstein; Gabriela M. Jarpa; Sergio Calla Maldonado; Calógero M. Santoro
TECNOLOGÍA LÍTICA Y ESTRATEGIAS DE SUBSISTENCIA DURANTE LOS PERÍODOS ARCAICO Y FORMATIVO EN EL ALTIPLANO CENTRAL, BOLIVIA
(University of Tarapacá, 2011) José M. Capriles; Sergio Calla Maldonado; Juan Albarracín-Jordán
Los cambios producidos en los sistemas de subsistencia de caza-recoleccin al cultivo de plantas y crianza de camlidos constituyen una de las transiciones ms interesantes en la arqueologa del altiplano andino. En este reporte se presentan resultados preliminares del anlisis de patrones de asentamiento y materiales lticos recuperados en la regin de Iroco, el margen noreste del Lago Uru-Uru, en el altiplano central de Bolivia. Los cambios producidos en los sistemas de asentamiento entre el perodo Arcaico (10.000-3.500 a.p.) y el perodo Formativo (3.500-1.600 a.p.) estn relacionados con cambios en la organizacin econmica y patrones de movilidad. Sin embargo, los cambios tecnolgicos se encuentran enmarcados en una posible tradicin de utilizacin de recursos y procesos de manufactura aplicados a los materiales lticos.
The first documented case of trepanation from Tarija, Bolivia, ca. 650 C.E.
(Wiley, 2018) Sara L. Juengst; José M. Capriles; Daniela Velasco Arzabe; Sergio Calla Maldonado
Abstract Trepanation has been practised in the Andes since 400–200 B.C.E., with numerous examples documented across Peru and Northern Bolivia (Tello, ; Verano, ). This practice appears to have been widespread across these areas; however, other parts of the Andes, such as Northwest Argentina, Chile, and Southern Bolivia, have not yet produced examples of cranial surgery, with the exception of one possible example from Northwest Argentina (Seldes & Botta, ). We present evidence for trepanation from a ca. 650 cal. C.E. burial from a salvage excavation near Tarija, Bolivia. We found that this probable male, adult individual had two blunt force traumatic lesions on the cranium. In addition, there was a rounded perforation on the right posterior skull that showed external bevelling and rounded edges consistent with a healed trepanation. We suggest that this case implies that trepanation was more widely practised than previously understood. Additionally, the correlation between trepanation and blunt force trauma suggests that this surgery was likely performed as a medical procedure, rather than for strictly ritual purposes. Thus, this is an important contribution to the broadening literature on pre‐Hispanic trepanation.