Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina

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Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí
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2018
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In this article, we present three case-studies of paleodietary reconstruction from Prehispanic agropastoralist societies located in the arid and semi-arid zones of North western Argentina. These three examples include the micro-region of Antofagasta de la Sierra, located in the puna of the Catamarca Province; the puna archaeological site of Río Doncellas; and the pre-puna archaeological site of Los Amarillos. These latter two sites are situated in the Jujuy Province. Here we present a quantitative approximation that provides a relative hierarchy of plant versus animal resource consumption. In so doing, we aim to overcome the uncertainty generated by previous studies on this theme. To this end, we employed the mixed Baysian model FRUITS (Food Reconstruction Using Isotopic Transferred Signals), which utilises three different proxies – δ13Ccollagen, δ13Capatite and δ15N. This model confirmed the importance of maize vis-à-vis other resources at Los Amarillos, its lesser relevance within the Antofagasta de la Sierra context, and its negligible presence at the Río Doncellas site. Likewise, within the resource hierarchy of the puna economy – Solanum tuberosum – a seemingly, marginal crop, in contrast to camelids, gained greater traction. In this manner, we can detect the different nutritional strategies employed by the Prehispanic agropastoralist economies of the region.
Fil: Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica; Argentina
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spelling Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest ArgentinaKillian Galván, Violeta AnahíAGRO-PASTORALISMCAMELIDAESOLANUM TUBEROSUMZEA MAYShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6In this article, we present three case-studies of paleodietary reconstruction from Prehispanic agropastoralist societies located in the arid and semi-arid zones of North western Argentina. These three examples include the micro-region of Antofagasta de la Sierra, located in the puna of the Catamarca Province; the puna archaeological site of Río Doncellas; and the pre-puna archaeological site of Los Amarillos. These latter two sites are situated in the Jujuy Province. Here we present a quantitative approximation that provides a relative hierarchy of plant versus animal resource consumption. In so doing, we aim to overcome the uncertainty generated by previous studies on this theme. To this end, we employed the mixed Baysian model FRUITS (Food Reconstruction Using Isotopic Transferred Signals), which utilises three different proxies – δ13Ccollagen, δ13Capatite and δ15N. This model confirmed the importance of maize vis-à-vis other resources at Los Amarillos, its lesser relevance within the Antofagasta de la Sierra context, and its negligible presence at the Río Doncellas site. Likewise, within the resource hierarchy of the puna economy – Solanum tuberosum – a seemingly, marginal crop, in contrast to camelids, gained greater traction. In this manner, we can detect the different nutritional strategies employed by the Prehispanic agropastoralist economies of the region.Fil: Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica; ArgentinaElsevier2018-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/182445Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí; Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina; Elsevier; Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports; 18; 4-2018; 608-6162352-409XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352409X16305715info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.09.012info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:33:13Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/182445instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:33:13.32CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
title Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
spellingShingle Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí
AGRO-PASTORALISM
CAMELIDAE
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
ZEA MAYS
title_short Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
title_full Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
title_fullStr Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
title_sort Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí
author Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí
author_facet Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGRO-PASTORALISM
CAMELIDAE
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
ZEA MAYS
topic AGRO-PASTORALISM
CAMELIDAE
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
ZEA MAYS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this article, we present three case-studies of paleodietary reconstruction from Prehispanic agropastoralist societies located in the arid and semi-arid zones of North western Argentina. These three examples include the micro-region of Antofagasta de la Sierra, located in the puna of the Catamarca Province; the puna archaeological site of Río Doncellas; and the pre-puna archaeological site of Los Amarillos. These latter two sites are situated in the Jujuy Province. Here we present a quantitative approximation that provides a relative hierarchy of plant versus animal resource consumption. In so doing, we aim to overcome the uncertainty generated by previous studies on this theme. To this end, we employed the mixed Baysian model FRUITS (Food Reconstruction Using Isotopic Transferred Signals), which utilises three different proxies – δ13Ccollagen, δ13Capatite and δ15N. This model confirmed the importance of maize vis-à-vis other resources at Los Amarillos, its lesser relevance within the Antofagasta de la Sierra context, and its negligible presence at the Río Doncellas site. Likewise, within the resource hierarchy of the puna economy – Solanum tuberosum – a seemingly, marginal crop, in contrast to camelids, gained greater traction. In this manner, we can detect the different nutritional strategies employed by the Prehispanic agropastoralist economies of the region.
Fil: Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica; Argentina
description In this article, we present three case-studies of paleodietary reconstruction from Prehispanic agropastoralist societies located in the arid and semi-arid zones of North western Argentina. These three examples include the micro-region of Antofagasta de la Sierra, located in the puna of the Catamarca Province; the puna archaeological site of Río Doncellas; and the pre-puna archaeological site of Los Amarillos. These latter two sites are situated in the Jujuy Province. Here we present a quantitative approximation that provides a relative hierarchy of plant versus animal resource consumption. In so doing, we aim to overcome the uncertainty generated by previous studies on this theme. To this end, we employed the mixed Baysian model FRUITS (Food Reconstruction Using Isotopic Transferred Signals), which utilises three different proxies – δ13Ccollagen, δ13Capatite and δ15N. This model confirmed the importance of maize vis-à-vis other resources at Los Amarillos, its lesser relevance within the Antofagasta de la Sierra context, and its negligible presence at the Río Doncellas site. Likewise, within the resource hierarchy of the puna economy – Solanum tuberosum – a seemingly, marginal crop, in contrast to camelids, gained greater traction. In this manner, we can detect the different nutritional strategies employed by the Prehispanic agropastoralist economies of the region.
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