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New research suggests seabird guano helped transform the Chincha Kingdom into one of the most prosperous societies in ancient Peru. Chemical clues in centuries-old maize show farmers fertilized their ...
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New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano—nutrient-rich bird droppings—was not only essential to boosting corn yields and supercharging agriculture in ancient Peru, but it may have been a ...
UC Merced student Sabrina Nino presents early findings of isotopic analysis of pre-Hispanic Chinchu agricultural practices at a meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropology. The ...
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