Andes
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Dillehay receives $510K to study role of gold mining in colonization of South America
Anthropology professor Tom Dillehay and co-investigators will undertake anthropological, historical, engineering and geological studies to uncover the many forces shaping the development of the southern Andes. Read MoreAug 20, 2018
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Vanderbilt, Minpaku scholars join to study forced resettlement during Spanish Conquest
Steven Wernke, associate professor of anthropology, will team up with Akira Saito, an anthropologist with Japan's renowned Museum of Ethnology, to promote scholarly exchange on a significant but little-studied chapter in colonial South American history. Read MoreMar 30, 2016
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CNN iReport: Possible ancient solar calender discovered near Sayan, Peru
A possible Pre-Hispanic solar calender was documented last week by Vanderbilt archaeology graduate student Kasia Szremski near the small town of Casa Vieja in the Andean foothills of Peru. Read MoreAug 1, 2013