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Papers by Karen Wise

Museum Anthropology, Feb 1, 1994

Boletín de arqueología PUCP, Apr 18, 1999

Mas de una decada de investigaciones en una serie de sitios del Periodo Arcaico (entre 10.000 y 3... more Mas de una decada de investigaciones en una serie de sitios del Periodo Arcaico (entre 10.000 y 3000 a.p.) en el area de flo. al sur del Peru, han prove£do datos significativos para esta area antes desconocida. a fin de delinear los patrones a largo plaza del desarrollo de las culturas preceramicas de esta secci6n de la costa de los Andes centro-sur. Los estudios realizados en vados sitios, principalmente en Kil6metro 4, han producido evidencias de una larga e intensiva ocupaci6n en la regi61l, caracterizada por un incremento del sedentarismo y de la subsistencia maritima a traves del tiempo. Durante los periodos Arcaico Temprano y Arcaico Medio, los asentamientos de la costafueron sitios pequenos, ocupados estacionalmente y se caracterizaban por una base de subsistencia mixta. Hacia el Periodo Arcaico TardIo se increment6 el tamano de los asentamientos y la segregaci6n de diferentes areas dentro de los mismos; la arquitectura comenz6 a ser mas sustancial y se intensific6 la explotaci6n de los recursos costeros. Los patrones funerarios en la regi6n estan claramente asociados con los de la costa norte de Chile, y los datos preliminares indican que las practicas funerarias Chinchorro prevalecieron durante el Periodo Arcaico Medio, mientras que los patrones estillsticos Quiani emergieron durante el Periodo Arcaico TardIo.

Radiocarbon, 2002

Consistently large differences occur in the calibrated 14 C ages of stratigraphically associated ... more Consistently large differences occur in the calibrated 14 C ages of stratigraphically associated shell and charcoal samples from Kilometer 4, an Archaic Period archaeological site located on the extreme south coast of Peru. A series of nine shell and charcoal samples were collected from a Late Archaic Period (~6000-4000 BP) sector of the site. After calibration, the intercepts of the charcoal dates were ~100-750 years older than the paired shell samples. Due to the hyper-arid conditions in this region that promote long-term preservation of organic material, we argue that the older charcoal dates are best explained by people using old wood for fuel during the Middle Holocene. Given this "old wood" problem, marine shell may actually be preferable to wood charcoal for dating archaeological sites in coastal desert environments as in southern Peru and Northern Chile.

American Anthropologist, Dec 1, 1996

Museum Anthropology, Jun 1, 1993

Contributions in science, Sep 10, 1997

Recent archaeological research at a Late Archaic period (5000-3500 B.P.) component of the site of... more Recent archaeological research at a Late Archaic period (5000-3500 B.P.) component of the site of Carrizal on the far south coast of Peru reveals evidence of domestic terraces located on hill slopes overlooking a shell midden. The pattern of domestic terraces overlooking a midden area is similar to that documented at Quiani on the coast of northern Chile and to Kilometer 4, a site located on the coast approximately 7 km south of Carrizal. A burial excavated at Carrizal is similar to burials documented from Quiani, from Kilometer 4, and from other Late Archaic and Early Formative period sites in the coastal south-central Andes. The Carrizal site probably represents a basic settlement type of the Late Archaic period on the south-central Andean coast, which is associated with the mortuary complex sometimes called Quiani. It is proposed that this type of site may represent early sedentary villages of Late Archaic peoples. RESUMEN. Recientes investigaciones arqueologicas en un sitio del periodo Arcaico Tardio (5000-3500 A.P.) en Carrizal, en la costa del extremo sur del Peru, han revelado evidencias de terrazas domesticas ubicadas en las colinas proximas a un conchal. El patron de terrazas domesticas con vista hacia una zona de conchal es similar a lo que se ha encontrado en Quiani, en la costa norte de Chile; asi como en Kilometro 4, un sitio ubicado en la costa aproximadamente 7 km al sur de Carrizal. Un entierro excavado en Carrizal es parecido a los entierros documentados en Quiani, Kilometro 4, y en otros sitios de los periodos Arcaico Tardio y Formativo Temprano en la costa sur central Andina. El sitio de Carrizal puede representar un tipo basico de asentamiento humano del periodo Arcaico Tardio en los Andes sur centrales, asociado con el complejo mortuario conocido como Quiani. Se plantea que este tipo de sitios puede representar asentamientos tempranos sedentarios del periodo Arcaico Tardio.

This volume is part of a series examining the mysteries of the ancient world. Empires rose and fe... more This volume is part of a series examining the mysteries of the ancient world. Empires rose and fell, new worlds were conquered and lost, but who were the people and how did their civilizations unfold?

UMI Dissertation Services eBooks, 1990

American Anthropologist, Jun 1, 1999

Beyond Beauty: Antiquities as Evidence. The Getty Center. Los Angeles, December 16, 1997 to Janua... more Beyond Beauty: Antiquities as Evidence. The Getty Center. Los Angeles, December 16, 1997 to January 17, 1999.

Latin American Antiquity, Sep 1, 1994

Recent excavations at the Late Archaic Period (ca. 3000-1000 B.C.) site of Kilometer 4 on the far... more Recent excavations at the Late Archaic Period (ca. 3000-1000 B.C.) site of Kilometer 4 on the far south coast of Peru exposed a burial containing the remains of a 45-year-old male. The individual was buried with an unusual assemblage of artifacts that includes bone and shell implements and elaborate and distinctive cotton textiles, as well as a complex of paraphernalia of which some items were apparently associated with the use of hallucinogenic or other substances. Auditory exostoses indicate that the individual had engaged in maritime activities, including diving. Semi-flexed, single interment burials such as this are well known from the coast of northern Chile, but the use of cotton during the Archaic Period on the coast of the south-central Andes has not been well documented in the past.

Proceedings of the Fourth California Islands …, 1994

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2012

It&#x27;s hard to deny that dinosaurs are a big crowd-pleaser at any museum. Even institu... more It&#x27;s hard to deny that dinosaurs are a big crowd-pleaser at any museum. Even institutions with no active research in the Mesozoic dutifully exhibit a Tyrannosaurus skull cast, and many of today&#x27;s paleontologists credit their career path at least in part to an early glimpse of dinosaur skeletons. The educational impact of these exhibits cannot be overemphasized, and thus it was a great joy to learn of the reopening of the Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in July 2011. By simple virtue of their location ...

La arqueología de la residencia y el conjunto doméstico nos proporciona con datos importantes de ... more La arqueología de la residencia y el conjunto doméstico nos proporciona con datos importantes de los grupos étnicos y sociales tanto como datos económicos. Excavaciones de la Punta Norte del sitio de Lukurmata, Bolivia, han ofrecido datos de la arquitectura doméstica del Intermedio Tardío y del Período Inka en la parte sur de la región del Lago Titicaca. Los rasgos arquitectónicos representan un conjunto doméstico adyacente a la orilla del Lago Titicaca, y restos de la subsistencia indican la importancia de la pesca para esta vivienda. Análisis sugiere que este sitio representa una secuencia larga de la vida común, acompañando una economía lacustre.

Printed in the United States of AmericaPREFACE For anyone with interests in a group of organisms ... more Printed in the United States of AmericaPREFACE For anyone with interests in a group of organisms as large and diverse as the Crustacea, it is difficult to grasp the enormity of the entire taxon at one time. Those who work on crustaceans usually specialize in only one small corner of the field. Even though I am sometimes considered a specialist on crabs, the truth is I can profess some special knowledge about only a relatively few species in one or two families, with forays into other groups of crabs and other crustaceans. Crabs are but a small picture of the overall diversity of the Crustacea. They represent only one infraorder [Brachyura] within one order [Decapoda] within one superorder [Eucarida] within one subclass [Eumalacostraca] within one