Andean Past is a peer-reviewed, open-access, diamond route, numbered publication series dedicated to research in the archaeology and ethnohistory of western South America. However, short research reports, obituaries, and autobiographies are subject to editorial review only. Although Andean Past focuses on pre-Columbian times, it includes articles on the Colonial Period that enhance understanding of indigenous cultures before 1492. Andean Past encourages data-based submissions, contributions to the history of Andean archaeology, papers grounded in environmental archaeology, fresh interpretations supported by accompanying data, interim and field reports, and the publication of short documents.
Ellen FitzSimmons Steinberg (16 March 1948--19 May 2023)
Technological Analysis of a Formative Lithic Assemblage in the Northern Peruvian Amazon
Robert L. Carneiro (4 June 1927--24 June 2020)
This obituary explores the like and work of Robert L. Carneiro, stressing his his contributions to archaeology.
Patrick Henry Carmichael (23 November 1952--12 March 2020)
Luis Guillermo Lumbreras Salcedo (29 July 1936--9 November 2023)
Contemporary Observations on the Procurement, Processing, and Consumption of Shellfish and Seaweeds in Huanchaco, North Coast of Peru: Notes for Interpreting Archaeological Assemblages
Huacaypata: The Sacred Qocha of the Incas
Possible Symbols of Status or Authority among the Wari
Pre-Columbian Tattooing Methods on the Peruvian Central Coast
Ethnographic Data on Mollusk Collection on the North Coast of Peru
Thomas F. Lynch (25 February 1938--25 May 2023)
This obituary explores the life and work of Andean archaeologist Thomas F. Lynch, excavator of Guiterrero Cave and explorer of the Inca road system in Tarapaca.
The Editor�s Preface discusses open access, introduces new Editorial Board members, and summarizes the obituaries, articles, and research reports published in Andean Past 14.
Petroglyphs in Context: Another look at the Chillihuay Archaeological Complex in Southern Peru
Land use, Settlement Patterns, and Collective Defense in the Titicaca Basin: The Constitution of Defensive Community
This paper discusses the interrelationship of settlement, community, defense, kinship, and ecology in the Lake Titicaca Basin during the Late Intermediate Period.
The Amaru-Illapa Illa from T'oqocachi in Cusco
This article in a report on a sacred site within Inca Cusco.
The Monoliths of Chumbivilcas, Cusco: A New Focus on Pukara Culture
Carved monoliths pertaining to the Pukara culture of the Lake Titicaca region are described, illustrated, and analyzed.
Incas and Arawaks: A Special Relationship along the Andes-Amazonian Frontier
In this article the author argues that the Incas and the Arawaks had a relationship that was more complementary than antagonistic.
Lawrence Kaplan (14 April 1926-6 March 1918)
This is an appreciation of the life and work of archaeobotanist Lawrence Kaplan, a specialist in domesticated beans.
The Ayllus of the Chanka Heartland: An Interdisciplinary Assessment
This article discusses Chanka kinship and social organization in the light of settlement pattern studies, bioarchaeology, and the need for defense.
Elizabeth Polk Benson (13 May 1924-19 March 2018
An appreciation of the life and work of Pre-Columbian art historian Elizabeth Polk Benson.is presented from multiple points of view.
The Settlement History of the Lucre Basin (Cusco, Peru)
This article reports the results of archaeological survey from Oropesa to Andahuayllilas, Peru.
This section of Andean Past consists of short reports on macrofloral remains from the Peruvian Early Horizon site of Cayan, on vertebrate remains from Cayan, on a Ychsma or Inca mortuary bundle, and on figurines from the Mareniyoc site in the Callejon de Huaylas.
Alana Cordy-Collins (5 June 1944-16 August 2015)
This is an appreciation of the life and work of Andean archaeology Alana Cordy-Collins.
This is an appreciation of the life and work of feminist archaeologist Joan Gero.
Late Pre-Hispanic Communities of the Upper Maranon: Lineages, Houses, or Simply Ayllus?
By Stones and by Knots: The Counting and Recording of Chili Peppers Stored During the Inca Occupation of the Guarco Administrative Center of Huacones-Vilcahuasi, Lower Canete Valley, Peru
This article discusses the Inca accounting system as exemplified at the site of Huacones-Vilcahuasi in Peru's Canete Valley.
Death Notices-Joerg Haeberli, Laura Laurencich Minelli, Ursula Wagner, Nancy Ellen Kirkhuff Porter, Billie Jean Isbell, Lynn Ann Meisch, & Bernard While Bell Jr.
This consists of short biographies of deceased scholars Joerg Haeberli, Laura Laurencich Minelli, Ursula Wagner, Nancy Ellen Kirkhuff Porter, Billie Jean Isbell, Lynn Ann Meisch, and Bernard White Bell Jr.
Harold B. "Bud" Rollins (1 February 1939-9 January 2017)
This is an appreciation of the life and work of invertebrate paleontologist. Harold B. Rollins emphasizing his contributions to our understanding of ENSO.