¿“Charlatanocracia” in Mojos? Archaelogical research at Loma Salvatierra, Beni, Bolivia

Abstract

Since 1999 the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut and the National Archaeology Unit of Bolivia have been investigating conjointly habitation mounds in the southeast of the Llanos de Mojos (Dept. Beni). The present study considers data from excavations at the site Loma of Salvatierra, with special reference to differences in the use of space and the discovery of an exceptionally "rich"  tomb. These new data contribute to the general discussion of the existence of complex societies in Prehispanic Amazonia.