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Arqueogeofísica del sitio Jesús María (A-321 JM), San Mateo de Alajuela, Costa Rica
Arqueogeofísica del sitio Jesús María (A-321 JM), San Mateo de Alajuela, Costa Rica
(2013-01-30)
The Jesús María site was surveyed using the electrical resistivity technique, resulting in the location of anomalies corresponding to probable stone foundations. Moreover, five anomalies were postulated as the remains of ...
La deconstrucción del “deber ser” patriarcal
La deconstrucción del “deber ser” patriarcal
(2013-01-30)
The main role of women in art history was always to be represented, appearing as "object" of sight androcentric, and rarely as a "subject" producer of representations. Strategies such as fotoperformance and video performance, ...
Conservación del patrimonio cultural y generación de empleo: posibilidades y riesgos
Conservación del patrimonio cultural y generación de empleo: posibilidades y riesgos
(2013-01-30)
This paper suggests that Costa Rican communities would be more interested in preserving their cultural heritage if this preservation led to job openings and incomes for their inhabitants. A specific discussion about the ...
Ritos funerarios católicos en el Valle Central de la Costa Rica del siglo XIX
(2013-01-30)
The death study in Costa Rica has been dealt by historians mostly on the XVII, XVIII century and also by anthropologists on the XX century. The XIX century has not been an aim of intense study on funerary rituals and their ...
“KARYMAR”: Una etnografía del espacio dancístico
“KARYMAR”: Una etnografía del espacio dancístico
(2013-01-30)
The following essay is the result of an ethnographic investigation, which was carried out in dancing hall “Karymar”, in San José, Costa Rica, during 2007. This hall its characterized for been one of the few places in which ...
Hallazgo de un acueducto precolombino en la cuenca media del río Pacuare, Costa Rica
Hallazgo de un acueducto precolombino en la cuenca media del río Pacuare, Costa Rica
(2013-01-30)
The activities necessary for the completion of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Pacuare Hydroelectric Project revealed, through intensive archaeological surveys, extremely important Pre-Columbian evidence at ...
Procesos de trabajo lítico en el sitio Manzanillo durante la Fase Orso de la Bahía de Culebra
Procesos de trabajo lítico en el sitio Manzanillo durante la Fase Orso de la Bahía de Culebra
(2013-01-30)
Between the second and fourth centuries, A.D., the settlers of Manzanillo, a site along the shore of Culebra Bay, produced a variety of stone tools, using both local and non-local raw materials. In this article, we ...
Simbología de poder en Guayabo de Turrialba
(2013-01-30)
Inferences are made on the symbolic purpose of the architectonic compounds at the Guayabo de Turrialba National Monument, in regard to rank and sociopolitical power in the prehispanic chiefdom society of the Reventazón ...
«Puntos de fuga» en Carara: Convivencia y construcción social del porvenir
«Puntos de fuga» en Carara: Convivencia y construcción social del porvenir
(2013-01-30)
This article seeks to comprehend the processes of eco-self-organization of society in its true potential. Thus, this article discusses some examples in the reality of Carara and its organic connections with a broader ...
Elementos para soñar la Universidad
Elementos para soñar la Universidad
(2013-01-30)
Discussions that everyday are generated through the different academic spaces, refer to the actual condition of the senior education. So, the reflections and discussions that can be made about the actual and future condition ...