Stable isotopes in camelids from the late period of northwest Argentina (NOA): use strategies and herd management
Authors
Guillermo Luis Mengoni Goñalons
Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 25 de Mayo 217 piso 3, 1002 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
The stable isotope (δ13C y δ15N) results on appendicular camelid bones (n=28) from three sites in Northwestern Argentina are presented: Esquina de Huajra and Pucará de Volcán in the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy province) together with Tolombón in the Calchaquí Valley (Salta province) were occupied during both the Late and Incaic period. We discuss procurement and redistribution of both wild and domestic ungulates. The isotopic results allow us to broaden our present understanding of the complex camelid management system implemented by Andean societies in pre-Colonial times.
Mengoni Goñalons, G. L. (2015). Stable isotopes in camelids from the late period of northwest Argentina (NOA): use strategies and herd management. Revista Chilena De Antropología, (30). Retrieved from https://revistachilenahumanidades.uchile.cl/index.php/RCA/article/view/36272
