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Reseña a la publicación chilena "Paisajes Tarapaqueños / Tarapacá Landscapes" de Rodolfo Andaur (Editorial Metales Pesados, 2015). Aparecida en MERIDIONAL Revista Chilena de Estudios Latinoamericanos, octubre de 2016.
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un tanto diferente a la conocida hasta hoy dia
en la literatura arqueologica, debido en parte
a lo dicho anteriormente y mucho mas a nuevas exploraciones hechas por Le Paige
un tanto diferente a la conocida hasta hoy dia
en la literatura arqueologica, debido en parte
a lo dicho anteriormente y mucho mas a nuevas exploraciones hechas por Le Paige
The hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert, Chile, is possibly the driest and most abiotic place on Earth, yet endolithic microorganisms thrive inside halite pinnacles that are part of ancient salt flats. The existence of this microbial... more
The Life in the Atacama project investigated the regional distribution of life and habitats in the Atacama Desert of Chile. We sought to create biogeologic maps through survey traverses across the desert using a rover carrying biologic... more
Antofagasta de la Sierra, situada en la Puna catamarqueña, presenta unalarga y profunda historia protagonizada por personas que habitaron estastierras en forma continua por miles de años. Es uno de los ámbitos que haentregado mayor... more
Hunter-gatherers collected and used various woody species depending on the landscape, availability of plant communities, and sociocultural considerations. With extensive paleo-wetlands and groundwater-fed oases, the Atacama Desert was... more
Since the mid-twentieth century, Latin American rural territories have undergone significant transformations. One of the leading causes is the expansion of large-scale operations that exploit natural resources for world market exportation... more
Urgent and far-reaching steps are necessary to reorient global economies to address the global environmental and climate emergency. Both IPCC and Paris Agreements commit industrialised nations to drastic reductions of their CO2 emissions... more
The results obtained in these experiments have revealed a remarkable resistance of extremophilic bacteria and archaea against different radiation sources (VUV, solar wind simulants, X rays) whenever protected by microsized carbonaceus... more
En este artículo se dan a conocer los resultados de la investigación arqueobotánica realizada en el distrito minero San José del Abra, en el norte de Chile. Esta mina, tras ser explotada inicialmente durante el período Intermedio tardío,... more
The Atacama Desert in Chile is the driest and oldest desert on Earth, also considered one of the best Mars analog models. Here, several heterotrophic microbial communities have been discovered in its driest regions, with the ones present... more
The Atacama Desert, one of the most arid landscapes on Earth, serves as an analog for the dry conditions on Mars and as a test bed in the search for life on other planets. During the Life in the Atacama (LITA) 2004 field experiment,... more
Fossil rodent middens and wetland deposits from the central Atacama Desert (22 to 24 S) indicate increasing summer precipitation, grass cover, and groundwater levels from 16.2 to 10.5 calendar kiloyears before present (ky BP). Higher... more
The results obtained in these experiments have revealed a remarkable resistance of extremophilic bacteria and archaea against different radiation sources (VUV, solar wind simulants, X rays) whenever protected by microsized carbonaceus... more
Since initiating study of the beautifully carved wooden trays and inhalation tubes originating from various points in the Atacama area (Antofagasta region, northern Chile), there has been interest in defining styles within this set of... more
Tesis para optar al grado de Magister en Antropología con mención en Arqueología. Programa de Postgrado en Antropología Universidad Católica- del Norte Universidad de Tarapacá.
Francisca Gili Hanisch Mayo 2014
Francisca Gili Hanisch Mayo 2014
Ensayo de presentación del libro-exposición "Nuevas Interpretaciones de Atacama", con obras fotográficas de los artistas atacameños Romy Alarcón, Pía Acuña y Carlos Rojas Montaña. Curatoría y coordinación del proyecto a cargo de... more
Se presenta y transcribe íntegramente una de las publicaciones menos conocidas de Augusto Capdeville acerca de la arqueología de Taltal. Se trata de un trabajo que fue leído en la sesión general de la Société Scientifique du Chili en... more
The present investigation, framed within the project CONICYT-USA 2013-0012: Water management and agro-hydraulic systems in Desert environments: The Upper Loa from AD 1000–1500, attempts to establish an integrated architectural and spatial... more
CONCHA 2nd Workshop Sea and Animals: History, Culture and Marine Conservation, Lisboa, Portugal
Colloque International Les camélidés sud-américains : état des lieux et perspectives, Université de Nanterre, Paris, France
Resumen: Crítica de arte realizada a la exposición Ciento cincuenta millones de años del artista conceptual Francis Naranjo (España, 1961), la cual se celebró en Santiago de Chile del 14 al 30 de noviembre de 2018. Abstract: Critic of... more
http://www.revista180.udp.cl/index.php/revista180/article/view/95 Ornamentation is still taboo in modern architecture. The experiments by Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Hildund K. in the 1980s and 90s, influenced by Robert Venturi's... more
La datación radiocarbónica de una de las pinturas del estilo de arte rupestre de El Médano en Taltal abre el debate respecto de su cronología y contexto arqueológico. Presentamos una reflexión acerca del trabajo realizado por José... more
PhD thesis. Language: Spanish. In the nineteenth century, at the Atacama Desert, a phenomenon of competition occurred between different industrial water desalination techniques, one of which had excellent results and a long life using... more
The installation of a radio communication antenna on a sacred mountain, Mount Quimal, led to an interaction between a mining corporation and Atacameño people in northern Chile. The present article focuses on how language games that... more
The Atacama Desert, one of the most arid landscapes on Earth, serves as an analog for the dry conditions on Mars and as a test bed in the search for life on other planets. During the Life in the Atacama (LITA) 2004 field experiment,... more
The hyper-arid core of the Atacama Desert (Chile) is the driest place on Earth and is considered a close analogue to the extremely arid conditions on the surface of Mars. Microbial life is very rare in soils of this hyper-arid region, and... more