Justicia y educación Saberes y prácticas inclusivas en América y Europa, 2019
La obra colectiva que presento a continuación, forma parte de un esfuerzo mancomunado de profunda... more La obra colectiva que presento a continuación, forma parte de un esfuerzo mancomunado de profunda preocupación intelectual que ha permitido reunir investigaciones de diversas partes del mundo que tienen un objetivo común: desarrollar una educación que, de la mano de la justicia, fortalezca y facilite la libertad y el juicio crítico de los pueblos. El libro contiene un total de 25 artículos desarrollados por 38 especialistas en el tema educativo. Del total de nacionalidades, 8 son peruanos y 30 de ellos pertenecen a diversos países de América y Europa. Ello refleja la importante cuota cosmopolita en torno a un tema que reúne preocupaciones afines: la educación y su injerencia en la justicia. La totalidad de artículos es inédita, lo cual refuerza la calidad colectiva y compromiso académico de cada investigador.
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Jan 1, 2009
Interactions between human societies and the environment that they inhabit have been a controvers... more Interactions between human societies and the environment that they inhabit have been a controversial topic in archaeology for at least the past fifty years. Currently, modern theoretical approaches take this subject as a key issue in their research agenda. This paper presents a review of the main outcomes of several archaeological and multidisciplinary South American projects related to this theme. The case-studies discussed here are all located within arid settings, and can be grouped into three broad geographic areas: Puna (or Altiplano) of northwestern Argentina, Cuyo (west-central Argentina), and southern Patagonia. These regions cover a wide latitudinal range extending from 22° to 52° S. They were selected for comparison due to environmental similarities, and a common record of past climate impacts mainly related to the Medieval Climatic Anomaly (MCA) and the Little Ice Age (LIA). Although the impacts of these climatic changes were locally heterogeneous in their intensity and the quality of the available information is regionally variable, they provide a base-line for comparison and supra-regional integration.The integration of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data on this broad supra-regional spatial scale allows us to identify interesting historical trajectories associated with particular time periods. As an example, there are some spatial rearrangements of large populations during the MCA, in the three areas. Additionally, there are variable patterns in the changes associated with the different social contexts that impose specific demographic and economic constraints. Finally, this study sets the basis for new questions and provides a guide to the methodological and theoretical issues that we need to address in order to answer them.
The environmental heterogeneity of southern Mendoza led to different environmental responses duri... more The environmental heterogeneity of southern Mendoza led to different environmental responses during the mid-Holocene. More arid conditions and perhaps higher temperatures were dominant in the lowlands, while the high Andes experienced increased snowfalls and neoglacial readvances from ca 6000 to 4000 years BP. The opposing climate pattern of the region in comparison with the western Pacific foothills of the Andes is apparently related to the different influences exerted by the Westerlies on both sides of the Cordillera. The archeological record of this time period is represented by very few sites with a low density of material. Both the temporal distribution of the radiocarbon dates and the occupation index suggest a significant decrease of human occupations manifested by a chronological hiatus which varies in timing and duration according to the areal scale of analysis. The coincidence of the occupational hiatus and the low amount of archeological evidences would point to abandonment and/or a change related to a low intensity pattern of land use across the region. These human responses seem to parallel the general arid climatic conditions of the mid-Holocene although more detailed information and particularly numerical dates are needed to test the hypothesis. Site formation processes, including site disturbance produced by later human occupations are alternative explanations also evaluated to give account of the archeological record.
Justicia y educación Saberes y prácticas inclusivas en América y Europa, 2019
La obra colectiva que presento a continuación, forma parte de un esfuerzo mancomunado de profunda... more La obra colectiva que presento a continuación, forma parte de un esfuerzo mancomunado de profunda preocupación intelectual que ha permitido reunir investigaciones de diversas partes del mundo que tienen un objetivo común: desarrollar una educación que, de la mano de la justicia, fortalezca y facilite la libertad y el juicio crítico de los pueblos. El libro contiene un total de 25 artículos desarrollados por 38 especialistas en el tema educativo. Del total de nacionalidades, 8 son peruanos y 30 de ellos pertenecen a diversos países de América y Europa. Ello refleja la importante cuota cosmopolita en torno a un tema que reúne preocupaciones afines: la educación y su injerencia en la justicia. La totalidad de artículos es inédita, lo cual refuerza la calidad colectiva y compromiso académico de cada investigador.
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Jan 1, 2009
Interactions between human societies and the environment that they inhabit have been a controvers... more Interactions between human societies and the environment that they inhabit have been a controversial topic in archaeology for at least the past fifty years. Currently, modern theoretical approaches take this subject as a key issue in their research agenda. This paper presents a review of the main outcomes of several archaeological and multidisciplinary South American projects related to this theme. The case-studies discussed here are all located within arid settings, and can be grouped into three broad geographic areas: Puna (or Altiplano) of northwestern Argentina, Cuyo (west-central Argentina), and southern Patagonia. These regions cover a wide latitudinal range extending from 22° to 52° S. They were selected for comparison due to environmental similarities, and a common record of past climate impacts mainly related to the Medieval Climatic Anomaly (MCA) and the Little Ice Age (LIA). Although the impacts of these climatic changes were locally heterogeneous in their intensity and the quality of the available information is regionally variable, they provide a base-line for comparison and supra-regional integration.The integration of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data on this broad supra-regional spatial scale allows us to identify interesting historical trajectories associated with particular time periods. As an example, there are some spatial rearrangements of large populations during the MCA, in the three areas. Additionally, there are variable patterns in the changes associated with the different social contexts that impose specific demographic and economic constraints. Finally, this study sets the basis for new questions and provides a guide to the methodological and theoretical issues that we need to address in order to answer them.
The environmental heterogeneity of southern Mendoza led to different environmental responses duri... more The environmental heterogeneity of southern Mendoza led to different environmental responses during the mid-Holocene. More arid conditions and perhaps higher temperatures were dominant in the lowlands, while the high Andes experienced increased snowfalls and neoglacial readvances from ca 6000 to 4000 years BP. The opposing climate pattern of the region in comparison with the western Pacific foothills of the Andes is apparently related to the different influences exerted by the Westerlies on both sides of the Cordillera. The archeological record of this time period is represented by very few sites with a low density of material. Both the temporal distribution of the radiocarbon dates and the occupation index suggest a significant decrease of human occupations manifested by a chronological hiatus which varies in timing and duration according to the areal scale of analysis. The coincidence of the occupational hiatus and the low amount of archeological evidences would point to abandonment and/or a change related to a low intensity pattern of land use across the region. These human responses seem to parallel the general arid climatic conditions of the mid-Holocene although more detailed information and particularly numerical dates are needed to test the hypothesis. Site formation processes, including site disturbance produced by later human occupations are alternative explanations also evaluated to give account of the archeological record.
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