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The Agro-Archaeological Project of the Beni
(University of Pennsylvania and Dirección Nacional de Arqueología y
Antropología) wishes to thank the following sponsors and institutions for their
generous financial and scholarly support of the research in the Bolivian
Amazon.
·
The
National Science Foundation
·
The
John Heinz Charitable Trust Foundation
·
The
American Philosophical Society
·
University
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: Research Funds
·
Corporación
del Beni (CORDEBENI)
Special Thanks:
Mr. Kenneth Lee pointed out the natural, cultural,
archaeological, and historical importance of the Baures region in the late
1950s. [web link]
Dr. William Denevan was responsible for bringing the Llanos de Mojos to the attention of the scholarly world.
Dr. Alexei Vranich, Oscar Saavedra, and Freddy
Bruckner did the first archaeological study of the Baures earthworks in 1995.
Dr. Clark Erickson (Director) and Archaeologist Wilma Winkler (co-director) wish to especially thank the following institutions and individuals:
·
Dirección
Nacional de Arqueología y Antropología de Bolivia
·
The
Prefectura of the Department of the Beni
·
The
Alcaldia of Trinidad
·
Authorities
of the towns of Baures and Bella Vista
·
Fundación
para la Ciencia y el Desarrollo Sostenible del Beni [web link]
Kenneth Lee
Hans Schlink
Ricardo Bottega
Rodolfo Pinto Parada
Arnaldo Lijeron
Edwin Bruckner
Anita Bruckner
Conrad Bruckner
Oswaldo Rivera
Dr. Robert Langstroth
Dr. William Denevan
Dr. Alexei Vranich
Dr. John Walker
Dante Angelo
Dr. Kay Candler
Dina Liebowitz
Adriana López
Mary Mitchell
Dr. Peter Stahl
Robert and Monica Dunn
Dan Brinkmeier
Dr. William Balée
Zach Christman (Webmaster)
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