Definition: The Aymara are a modern cultural group of the Andes in Peru, and the descendants of the Tiwanaku Empire in the Lake Titicaca region of Bolivia and Peru (400-1500 AD).
Because of this, the Aymara have contributed to several research projects about the Tiwanaku civilization, including the reconstructions of the agricultural methods conducted by Clark Erickson and associates in the 1980s.
Because of this, the Aymara have contributed to several research projects about the Tiwanaku civilization, including the reconstructions of the agricultural methods conducted by Clark Erickson and associates in the 1980s.
Source
McElroy, Ann 1994 Ecology and adaptation: Contrasting studies of constraints on humans in adverse environments. Reviews in Anthropology 23:167-187.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology.
