Acknowledgements

The original research was made possible thanks to a wide network of collaborators and supporters, many of which generously provided access to their samples for the geochemical analysis. Full acknowledgements to individuals and institutions are included in all the relevant academic publications. We also want to thank the following communities, institutions and individuals for their support at various stages of the research and dissemination process (still ongoing):

  • Comunidad Indígena Ingamana, San José, Catamarca.
  • Municipalidad de San José, Catamarca.
  • Museo Rural Comunitario,  Barranca Larga, Valle de El Bolsón, Catamarca.
  • Municipalidad de Villa Vil, Catamarca.
  • Museo Etnográfico ‘Juan B Ambrosetti’, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
  • Museo de Antropología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
  • Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • Dirección de Arqueología y patrimonio, Secretaría de Cultura,  Catamarca.
  • Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano.
  • Sociedad Argentina de Antropología.
  • Sean Goddard for his artistic reconstruction of the Cardonal site dwelling.
  • Website development:  Digital Humanities Lab, University of Exeter- special thanks to Gary Stringer for suggesting the Omeka platform, and to Julia Hopkin and Richard Holding for website development and site ontology.