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Combining analytical chemistry and traceology: An innovative approach applied to Mesoamerican mirrors found at the Sojo site (Costa Rica)
(2021)
An innovative approach based on the combination of spectroscopy and traceology was used in order to analyse iron ore mirrors excavated at the Sojo site (Chibcha area, present-day Costa Rica) in the northern Pacific region ...
Microevolution, Migration, and the Population Structure of Five Amerindian Populations from Nicaragua and Costa Rica
(2013)
Objective: This research examines the coevolution of languages and uniparental genetic marker (mitochondrial DNA [mtDNA] and nonrecombining Y-chromosome [NRY]) variation within five Lower Central American (Rama, Chorotega, ...
Geomorphological Insights on Human-Volcano Interactions and Use of Volcanic Materials in Pre-Hispanic Cultures of Costa Rica, through the Holocene
(2018)
Critical Zones (CZ) in tropical environments, especially near active volcanoes, are rich in
resources such as water, food, and construction materials. In Central America, people
have lived near volcanic centers for ...
History of Human Population Genetics of Central America
(2019)
To frame and evaluate contributions to the development of human population genetics studies in Central America we summarize, classify, and compare the most relevant literature published since the beginning ...
Genetic structure and biodemography of the Rama amerindians from the southern caribbean coast of Nicaragua
(2013-04-05)
This dissertation examines the evolutionary impact of recent historical events on the population structure of the Rama Amerindians who inhabit the southern Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, by analyzing the mitochondrial DNA ...
Effect of Recent Historical Events on Migration and Isonymic Stratification among the Rama Amerindians from Nicaragua
(2014)
The Rama Amerindians from southern Nicaragua are one of few indigenous populations inhabiting the
east coast and lowlands of southern Central America. Early-eighteenth-century ethnohistorical accounts
depicted the Rama ...
The use of FT-IR spectroscopy and SEM/EDS characterization of slips and pigments to determine the provenances of archaeological ceramics: The case of Guanacaste ceramics (Costa Rica)
(2021-03)
In this paper, the red and black pigments and slips of 63 Guanacaste ceramics were analyzed by Scanning Electronic Microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. All the pigment layers were made by dilution of a pure pigment in the ...
Caracterización mineralógica y mecánica de un colgante de piedra verde, del sitio arqueológico Nuevo Corinto, Costa Rica
Mineralogical and mechanical characterization of a green stone pendant, from the archaeological site Nuevo Corinto, Costa Rica
(2019)
Las piedras verdes fueron objetos de gran importancia dentro de las poblaciones precolombinas del territorio costarricense y fueron producidas desde el año 500 a.n.e hasta 900 n.e. El colgante verde en estudio pertenece ...