Carlos Eduardo Montalvo Puente

Biographic Data

ID812829
NAMECarlos Eduardo Montalvo Puente
GIVEN NAMESCarlos Eduardo Montalvo
FAMILY NAMEPuente
SIGNATUREPUENTE C E M
AFFILIATIONSInstituto de Historia
ORCID0000-0001-7212-1336
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Cacao Was Also Consumed in the Andean Region

    Open AccessCarlos Eduardo Montalvo Puente, Roberto Ordoñez-Araque et al.ARTICLEHeritage2025

    Over the past few decades, the focus on the geographic origin of cacao has shifted from Mesoamerica to the Upper Amazon region of Ecuador. Recent research clarifies the trajectory of cacao, tracing its circulation from this Amazonian origin area to the Ecuadorian coast and subsequently to Mesoamerica. However, the presence of cacao in the Andean valleys has remained elusive and largely unstudied until now. This paper presents the first evidence o…

  • Discovering the dietary practices of pre-Hispanic Quito-Ecuador

    Open AccessRoberto Ordoñez-Araque, Martha Romero-Bastidas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2025References: 52

  • Counting rather than weighing

    Open AccessCarlos Eduardo Montalvo Puente, Giancarlo Lago et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2025References: 5

    Axe-monies are not weight-based money, showing bimodal dimensional regulation. • Weight analysis suggests no use of weighing technology in axe-money production. • Machine learning shows strong correlation between axe shape and dimensions. • Standardized form, dual size classes, and non-utilitarian features suggest use as money objects. This article investigates the potential monetary function of axe-monies from pre-contact Ecuador (500–1532 CE), …

  • Digitalización, impresión 3D y arqueología experimental aplicadas a los sellos precolombinos del Ecuador

    Open AccessCarlos Eduardo Montalvo Puente, Saralhue Acevedo Gómez De La TorreARTICLERevista del Museo de Antropología2025

    El presente trabajo ilustra la aplicación del dibujo vectorial, el levantamiento e impresión 3D y la conducción de ejercicios de arqueología experimental con modelos impresos, como herramientas útiles y con gran potencial para el estudio de los sellos cerámicos producidos por algunas de las sociedades del pasado precolombino que ocuparon el actual Ecuador (1000 a.C. - 1532 d.C.). Los procesos antes mencionados permitieron levantar un corpus digit…

  • Importance of glycoalkaloids analysis (α-solanine and α-chaconine) derived from potato consumption in pre-Hispanic inhabitants of the Americas

    Open AccessRoberto Ordoñez-Araque, Carlos Montalvo-Puente et al.ARTICLERevista del Museo de Antropología2024References: 41

    In the pre-Columbian societies of the Americas, a wide range of food practices was observed. However, several countries shared certain staple foods, such as the potato, which has held a significant place in the diet since ancient times. It is important to note that potatoes contain glycoalkaloids, a class of alkaloids with potential toxicity risks when consumed in high concentrations by both humans and animals. This study aims to offer guidance o…

  • Arquitecturas Precolombinas

    Open AccessCarlos Eduardo Montalvo PuenteARTICLEIndex revista de arte contemporáneo2023

    Este artículo presenta un acercamiento a los procesos de investigación y curaduría desarrollados para la exhibición “ Arquitecturas Precolombinas: representar y habitar el pasado”. Esta exhibición se ha planteado como objetivo el acercamiento de los públicos contemporáneos a las relaciones entre personas, estructuras y paisajes, es decir al concepto de habitar, a través de las diferentes miradas de la arquitectura precolombina a través del tiempo…

  • Money or ingots? Metrological research on pre-contact Ecuadorian “axe-monies”

    Open AccessCarlos Eduardo Montalvo Puente, Giancarlo Lago et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2023Cited by: 1References: 11

  • Sellos

    Open AccessCarlos Eduardo Montalvo Puente, Saralhue Acevedo Gómez De La TorreARTICLEIndex revista de arte contemporáneo2022

    Este artículo presenta un acercamiento a los procesos de investigación, desarrollo de conceptos curatoriales y nexos con el mundo contemporáneo con relación a la materialidad y usos de las piezas arqueológicas, en la exhibición temporal del Museo de Arte Precolombino Casa del Alabado: “SELLOS: La potencia del ícono”. La propuesta expositiva integra procesos investigativos tradicionales de los sellos, con tecnologías experimentales como la documen…

  • Pre-Hispanic Periods and Diet Analysis of the Inhabitants of the Quito Plateau (Ecuador)

    Open AccessRoberto Ordoñez-Araque, Jenny Ruales et al.ARTICLEHeritage2022

    In all of the different historical periods during its development, the pre-Hispanic inhabitants of the Quito plateau and its valleys used the flora and fauna for food and the development of their society. The objective of this study is to review the chronological periods that correspond to the territory of the current city of Quito, as well as the possible diet, and the toxic substances to which the inhabitants could be exposed. The main archeolo…