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Research paper thumbnail of BOLETÍN DEL MUSEO CHILENO DE ARTE PRECOLOMBINO

BOLETÍN DEL MUSEO CHILENO DE ARTE PRECOLOMBINO

Research paper thumbnail of Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo

Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo , 2023

Catálogo de la exhibición "Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo." Museo Chileno de Arte Precolom... more Catálogo de la exhibición "Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo." Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino,

Research paper thumbnail of Pucara Style Elements Present on Some Snuff Tablets from San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile

26th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Andean Studies, Jan 3, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Iconografía tiwanaku en la parafernalia inhalatoria de los Andes centro-sur

Boletin De Arqueologia Pucp No 5 427 454, Oct 28, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Los Colgantes Darién:¿ Evidencia Para El Uso De Hongos Visionarios en Los Andes Septentrionales?

UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS, 2004

... La mayoría son manufacturados de tumbaga (una aleación intencional de oro y cobre) y elaborad... more ... La mayoría son manufacturados de tumbaga (una aleación intencional de oro y cobre) y elaborados por el método de fundición a la cera perdida. ... Shamanic Elements in Prehistoric Funerary Contexts in South America, Eitado por John E. Staller and Elizabeth Currie, pp. 51-56. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The use of anadenanthera colubrina var. Cebil by Wichi (Mataco) Shamans of the Chaco Central, Argentina

Yearbookfor Ethnomedicine and the Study of …, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring the San Pedro De Atacama/Tiwanaku Relationship

Andean Art: Visual Expression and Its Relation to …, 1995

Research paper thumbnail of Psychoactive Substances in the Archaeology of Northern Chile and NW Argentina a Comparative Review of the Evidence

Research paper thumbnail of Chavín’s Psychoactive Pharmacopoeia:: The Iconographic Evidence

Research paper thumbnail of The use of psychoactive plants by ancient indigenous populations of the North Andes

Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2019

This investigation focuses on the North Andes and includes discussion of monumental stone sculptu... more This investigation focuses on the North Andes and includes discussion of monumental stone sculpture in the environs of San Agustín, Colombia, as well as Muisca, Quimbaya, and Darién (Sinú) goldworking traditions. Through formal and iconographic analyses of ceremonial paraphernalia, this paper shows that the primary ideologies of the cultures of this region involved the use of several psychoactive plants.

Research paper thumbnail of Snuff Powders from Pre-Hispanic San Pedro de Atacama: Chemical and Contextual Analysis

Current Anthropology, 1991

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Evidence for the Antiquity of Psychoactive Plant Use in the Central Andes

CONSTANTINO MANUEL TORRES - Archaeological evidence for the antiquity of psychoactive plant use i... more CONSTANTINO MANUEL TORRES - Archaeological evidence for the antiquity of psychoactive plant use in the Central Andes. This work presents an evaluation of the evidence for the antiquity of psychoactive plant use by the indigenous populations of the Central Andes. The first problem is to determine what constitutes clear archaeological evidence. The most direct form of evidence is the finding of plant remains in direct association with human activity. Another type of evidence is that provided by the implements used in the preparation and ingestion of psychoactive preparations. The most conclusive evidence of this type is that provided by the smoking pipes and by the snuffing paraphernalia. Psychoactive plant representations furnish a third type of evidence. Smoking pipes from NW Argentina and associated Anadenanthera seeds, dated to c. 2130 B.C., and snuff trays and tubes from the central Peruvian coast (c. 1200 B.C.), represent the most ancient use of psychoactive plants in South Amer...

Research paper thumbnail of Anadenanthera

Research paper thumbnail of The Origins of the Ayahuasca/Yagé Concept:: An Inquiry into the Synergy between Dimethyltryptamine and Beta-Carbolines

Research paper thumbnail of Un análisis iconográfico de la Estela Ponce, Tiwanaku, Bolivia

En este trabajo se presenta un analisis iconografico detallado de la estela Ponce y su relacion c... more En este trabajo se presenta un analisis iconografico detallado de la estela Ponce y su relacion con el uso de inhalantes visionarios. Primero se examina la posicion y contexto de la escultura dentro del sitio arqueologico. Segundo, los componentes iconograficos se identifican y categorizan. Esta seccion incluye discusion de la relacion del cuerpo humano con los diferentes temas y motivos grabados en la anatomia del monumento. Tercero, se presentan modelos de posible organizacion de la configuracion iconografica. Cuarto, concluye con comparaciones entre las estelas Ponce y Bennett, y su relacion con la parafernalia inhalatoria. La evidencia presentada en este articulo sugiere que las experiencias extaticas provocadas por inhalantes y pociones contribuyeron a la formacion y desarrollo de la configuracion iconografica Tiwanaku.

Research paper thumbnail of The Iconography of the Prehispanic Snuff Trays from San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile

Research paper thumbnail of Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America

... is destined to be a classic, and will surely grace the bookshelves of a diverse reading audie... more ... is destined to be a classic, and will surely grace the bookshelves of a diverse reading audience."Stacy Schaefer, PhD ... University, Cambridge, Massa-chusetts; Dr. Robert F. Raffauf, Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts; Dr. Bo Holmstedt of the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Evidence for Snuffing in the Prehispanic Stone Sculpture of San Agustín, Colombia

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 02791072 1981 10471451, Jan 19, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Visionary Plants and SAIS Iconography in San Pedro de Atacama and Tiahuanaco.

Images in Action: The Southern Andean Iconographic Series, edited by William H. Isbell, et al.. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA., 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The use of psychoactive plants by ancient indigenous populations of the North Andes.

Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2018

This investigation focuses on the North Andes and includes discussion of monumental stone sculptu... more This investigation focuses on the North Andes and includes discussion of monumental stone sculpture in the environs of San Agustín, Colombia, as well as Muisca, Quimbaya, and Darién (Sinú) goldworking traditions. Through formal and iconographic analyses of ceremonial paraphernalia, this paper shows that the primary ideologies of the cultures of this region involved the use of several psychoactive plants.

Research paper thumbnail of BOLETÍN DEL MUSEO CHILENO DE ARTE PRECOLOMBINO

BOLETÍN DEL MUSEO CHILENO DE ARTE PRECOLOMBINO

Research paper thumbnail of Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo

Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo , 2023

Catálogo de la exhibición "Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo." Museo Chileno de Arte Precolom... more Catálogo de la exhibición "Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo." Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino,

Research paper thumbnail of Pucara Style Elements Present on Some Snuff Tablets from San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile

26th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Andean Studies, Jan 3, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Iconografía tiwanaku en la parafernalia inhalatoria de los Andes centro-sur

Boletin De Arqueologia Pucp No 5 427 454, Oct 28, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Los Colgantes Darién:¿ Evidencia Para El Uso De Hongos Visionarios en Los Andes Septentrionales?

UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS, 2004

... La mayoría son manufacturados de tumbaga (una aleación intencional de oro y cobre) y elaborad... more ... La mayoría son manufacturados de tumbaga (una aleación intencional de oro y cobre) y elaborados por el método de fundición a la cera perdida. ... Shamanic Elements in Prehistoric Funerary Contexts in South America, Eitado por John E. Staller and Elizabeth Currie, pp. 51-56. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The use of anadenanthera colubrina var. Cebil by Wichi (Mataco) Shamans of the Chaco Central, Argentina

Yearbookfor Ethnomedicine and the Study of …, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring the San Pedro De Atacama/Tiwanaku Relationship

Andean Art: Visual Expression and Its Relation to …, 1995

Research paper thumbnail of Psychoactive Substances in the Archaeology of Northern Chile and NW Argentina a Comparative Review of the Evidence

Research paper thumbnail of Chavín’s Psychoactive Pharmacopoeia:: The Iconographic Evidence

Research paper thumbnail of The use of psychoactive plants by ancient indigenous populations of the North Andes

Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2019

This investigation focuses on the North Andes and includes discussion of monumental stone sculptu... more This investigation focuses on the North Andes and includes discussion of monumental stone sculpture in the environs of San Agustín, Colombia, as well as Muisca, Quimbaya, and Darién (Sinú) goldworking traditions. Through formal and iconographic analyses of ceremonial paraphernalia, this paper shows that the primary ideologies of the cultures of this region involved the use of several psychoactive plants.

Research paper thumbnail of Snuff Powders from Pre-Hispanic San Pedro de Atacama: Chemical and Contextual Analysis

Current Anthropology, 1991

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Evidence for the Antiquity of Psychoactive Plant Use in the Central Andes

CONSTANTINO MANUEL TORRES - Archaeological evidence for the antiquity of psychoactive plant use i... more CONSTANTINO MANUEL TORRES - Archaeological evidence for the antiquity of psychoactive plant use in the Central Andes. This work presents an evaluation of the evidence for the antiquity of psychoactive plant use by the indigenous populations of the Central Andes. The first problem is to determine what constitutes clear archaeological evidence. The most direct form of evidence is the finding of plant remains in direct association with human activity. Another type of evidence is that provided by the implements used in the preparation and ingestion of psychoactive preparations. The most conclusive evidence of this type is that provided by the smoking pipes and by the snuffing paraphernalia. Psychoactive plant representations furnish a third type of evidence. Smoking pipes from NW Argentina and associated Anadenanthera seeds, dated to c. 2130 B.C., and snuff trays and tubes from the central Peruvian coast (c. 1200 B.C.), represent the most ancient use of psychoactive plants in South Amer...

Research paper thumbnail of Anadenanthera

Research paper thumbnail of The Origins of the Ayahuasca/Yagé Concept:: An Inquiry into the Synergy between Dimethyltryptamine and Beta-Carbolines

Research paper thumbnail of Un análisis iconográfico de la Estela Ponce, Tiwanaku, Bolivia

En este trabajo se presenta un analisis iconografico detallado de la estela Ponce y su relacion c... more En este trabajo se presenta un analisis iconografico detallado de la estela Ponce y su relacion con el uso de inhalantes visionarios. Primero se examina la posicion y contexto de la escultura dentro del sitio arqueologico. Segundo, los componentes iconograficos se identifican y categorizan. Esta seccion incluye discusion de la relacion del cuerpo humano con los diferentes temas y motivos grabados en la anatomia del monumento. Tercero, se presentan modelos de posible organizacion de la configuracion iconografica. Cuarto, concluye con comparaciones entre las estelas Ponce y Bennett, y su relacion con la parafernalia inhalatoria. La evidencia presentada en este articulo sugiere que las experiencias extaticas provocadas por inhalantes y pociones contribuyeron a la formacion y desarrollo de la configuracion iconografica Tiwanaku.

Research paper thumbnail of The Iconography of the Prehispanic Snuff Trays from San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile

Research paper thumbnail of Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America

... is destined to be a classic, and will surely grace the bookshelves of a diverse reading audie... more ... is destined to be a classic, and will surely grace the bookshelves of a diverse reading audience."Stacy Schaefer, PhD ... University, Cambridge, Massa-chusetts; Dr. Robert F. Raffauf, Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts; Dr. Bo Holmstedt of the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Evidence for Snuffing in the Prehispanic Stone Sculpture of San Agustín, Colombia

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 02791072 1981 10471451, Jan 19, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Visionary Plants and SAIS Iconography in San Pedro de Atacama and Tiahuanaco.

Images in Action: The Southern Andean Iconographic Series, edited by William H. Isbell, et al.. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA., 2018

Research paper thumbnail of The use of psychoactive plants by ancient indigenous populations of the North Andes.

Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2018

This investigation focuses on the North Andes and includes discussion of monumental stone sculptu... more This investigation focuses on the North Andes and includes discussion of monumental stone sculpture in the environs of San Agustín, Colombia, as well as Muisca, Quimbaya, and Darién (Sinú) goldworking traditions. Through formal and iconographic analyses of ceremonial paraphernalia, this paper shows that the primary ideologies of the cultures of this region involved the use of several psychoactive plants.

Research paper thumbnail of Andean Past 1 1987

This volume contains the following articles and obituary: "Editor's Preface" by Daniel H. Sandwei... more This volume contains the following articles and obituary: "Editor's Preface" by Daniel H. Sandweiss; "Gary S. Vescelius (1930-1982)" by Richard L. Burger and Thomas F. Lynch; "A Nasca 8 Occupation at an early Nasca Site: The Room of the Posts at Cahuachi" by Helaine Silverman; "Hunters of the Dry Puna and the Salt Puna in Northern Chile" by Calogero M. Santoro and Lautaro Nnez; "Reconstructing the Evidence for Cerro Blanco and Punkuri" by Richard Daggett with an appendix, "The Tello Material from El Comercio"; "Bats in South American Iconography" by Elizabeth F. Benson; "The Iconography of the Prehispanic Snuff Trays from San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile" by Constantino M. Torres; "Digging Sticks or Daggerboards? A Functional Analysis of Wooden Boards from the Ica Region" by D. Peter Kvietok; "Manufacture of Beads and Spindle Wholes in Prehispanic Peru" by Stuart V. Arnold.

Research paper thumbnail of Chaman MCh AP

Chamanismo. Visiones fuera del tiempo, 2023