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Use of alcohol and its consequences on health in Argentine Northwest. Sex differentials and impact of life expectancy at birth during 2011
(2017-10)
In 2012, harmful alcohol consumption was responsible for 5.9% of the world´s deaths. In Argentina, during 2008, 11,013 deaths were due to this risk factor, representing 3.6% of the country´s total deaths. However, the use ...
Archaeoastronomy on Inca Sites in the Argentine Northwest
(Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2016-12)
In this paper, we present results of astronomical and landscape analysis at four Incasites located in the Nevados de Cachi area, North Calchaquí Valley, Salta Province, Argentina.Selection criteria took into consideration ...
The colors of San José pottery from Yocavil valley, Argentine Northwest. Strategy for the characterization of archaeological pigments using non-destructive techniques
(Elsevier, 2020-02)
Archaeological objects require the design of non-destructive strategies for their study since they are part of the cultural heritage. In this work, we present a characterization strategy that minimizes the risk of damage ...
Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of Argentine Northwest Fruits
(Instituto de Investigación de las Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, 2010-04)
Many Northwest Argentinean fruits have been consumed since ancient times by native and rural communities because of their properties towards human health. In the present study, the antioxidant effect (free radicals scavenging ...
The colors of San José pottery from Yocavil valley, Argentine Northwest. Strategy for the characterization of archaeological pigments using non-destructive techniques
(Elsevier, 2020-02)
Archaeological objects require the design of non-destructive strategies for their study since they are part of the cultural heritage. In this work, we present a characterization strategy that minimizes the risk of damage ...
Experimentation with ceramic pastes containing high amounts of pyroclastic materials: their relation to the manufacture of Inka vessels
(Springer, 2013-04)
Pyroclastic inclusions constitute an important component of the ceramic pastes associated with the Inka period in the Argentine northwest. The study presented here attempted to reproduce experimentally the pre-Hispanic ...
Revisión crítica de la obra de Bennett y colaboradores sobre la definición y asignación cronológica de algunos estilos cerámicos de la Quebrada de Humahuaca.
(1997)
El objetivo de este artículo es efectuar la revisión de la obra de Wendell C. Bennett: Northwest Argentine Archaeology, publicada en el año 1948, con la intención de dar a conocer aspectos controvertidos que deben ser ...
Vaquerías ceramics: a techno-stylistic study of the earliest polychrome pottery in the Argentine Northwest
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-02-18)
Dating to the Early Formative period, Vaquerías pottery is the earliest polychrome ceramic in the Argentine Northwest. Questions about its provenance, use and circulation persist, however. To address these, the authors ...