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the inca word for an elaborate knotted string device used by the inca for record keeping
quipu
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a system of info storage or processing in two states
binary-coded
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vegetation that is supported by fog in otherwise arid environments
lomas
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meshed bags containing rocks, used as fill in the construction of ancient Andean structures
shicra
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a warm water countercurrent that periodically appears off the peruvian coast, usually soon after christmas, and alters the normal patterns of water temp., flow, and salinity
el nino
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a south american wood sorrel that is cultivated for its edible tuber
oca
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a pigweed of the high andes. seeds of the plant were ground and used as food in the past and still are today
quinoa
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a tropical south american alligator
cayman
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an anthropological term for a spiritualist, curer, or seer
shaman
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the process of forming a raised design on a thin sheet of metal by placing it over a mold and hammering it in place
repousse
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an andean word for pyramid
huaca
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a means of tribute in prehispanic andean south america that involved the use of conscripted laborers to complete discrete organizational tasks
mit'a system
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a distinctive curving spout on pottery vessels that is shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, characteristic of moche pottery
stirrup spout
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a technique for casting metal in which a sand or clay casing is formed around a wax sculpture; molten metal is poured into casing, melting the wax. the cooling metal takes on the shape of the "lost" was sculpture preserved on the casing
lost wax casing
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multicolored, describing pottery that has been decorated with three or more colors
polychrome
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ground markings, such as the lines and life form rep.s found in the nazca desert
geoglyph
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a staff or baton borne by a ruler as an emblem of his/her position and authority
sceptor
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