Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia

Autores
Moreno, Enrique Alejandro; Samec, Celeste; Papa, Luis Manuel del; Taboada, Constanza; Mercolli, Pablo; Nores, Rodrigo; Schirmer, Stefanie; Amano, Noel
Año de publicación
2025
Idioma
inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Human-camelid interactions were an essential component in the everyday life of the societies that inhabited the South and Central Andes. While numerous studies have concentrated on this topic, they have primarily focused on the Puna plateaus, where camelids remain a key resource today. In contrast, the eastern Andean regions of Northwestern Argentina have been historically viewed as marginal and the presence of camelids in zooarchaeological assemblages has been often attributed to hunting or specialized pastoralist production for political and administrative centers located in the western valleys. Recent research in this area challenges and reshapes this view. This paper reassesses the presumed marginality of these regions by critically looking at zooarchaeological information including taxonomic, osteometric, age profiles and skeletal parts representation analyses from several key sites. We propose a preliminary model of camelid management in these environments, contributing to broader discussions of similar practices in non-high-Andean regions of South America.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
Materia
Arqueología
Antropología
South American camelids
eastern Andes
herding
zooarchaeology
Northwestern Argentina
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia
title Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia
spellingShingle Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia
Moreno, Enrique Alejandro
Arqueología
Antropología
South American camelids
eastern Andes
herding
zooarchaeology
Northwestern Argentina
title_short Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia
title_full Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia
title_fullStr Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia
title_full_unstemmed Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia
title_sort Management of South American camelids in the eastern Andes of Northwestern Argentina: a comparative study of archaeological cases in the last two millennia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreno, Enrique Alejandro
Samec, Celeste
Papa, Luis Manuel del
Taboada, Constanza
Mercolli, Pablo
Nores, Rodrigo
Schirmer, Stefanie
Amano, Noel
author Moreno, Enrique Alejandro
author_facet Moreno, Enrique Alejandro
Samec, Celeste
Papa, Luis Manuel del
Taboada, Constanza
Mercolli, Pablo
Nores, Rodrigo
Schirmer, Stefanie
Amano, Noel
author_role author
author2 Samec, Celeste
Papa, Luis Manuel del
Taboada, Constanza
Mercolli, Pablo
Nores, Rodrigo
Schirmer, Stefanie
Amano, Noel
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author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Arqueología
Antropología
South American camelids
eastern Andes
herding
zooarchaeology
Northwestern Argentina
topic Arqueología
Antropología
South American camelids
eastern Andes
herding
zooarchaeology
Northwestern Argentina
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Human-camelid interactions were an essential component in the everyday life of the societies that inhabited the South and Central Andes. While numerous studies have concentrated on this topic, they have primarily focused on the Puna plateaus, where camelids remain a key resource today. In contrast, the eastern Andean regions of Northwestern Argentina have been historically viewed as marginal and the presence of camelids in zooarchaeological assemblages has been often attributed to hunting or specialized pastoralist production for political and administrative centers located in the western valleys. Recent research in this area challenges and reshapes this view. This paper reassesses the presumed marginality of these regions by critically looking at zooarchaeological information including taxonomic, osteometric, age profiles and skeletal parts representation analyses from several key sites. We propose a preliminary model of camelid management in these environments, contributing to broader discussions of similar practices in non-high-Andean regions of South America.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
description Human-camelid interactions were an essential component in the everyday life of the societies that inhabited the South and Central Andes. While numerous studies have concentrated on this topic, they have primarily focused on the Puna plateaus, where camelids remain a key resource today. In contrast, the eastern Andean regions of Northwestern Argentina have been historically viewed as marginal and the presence of camelids in zooarchaeological assemblages has been often attributed to hunting or specialized pastoralist production for political and administrative centers located in the western valleys. Recent research in this area challenges and reshapes this view. This paper reassesses the presumed marginality of these regions by critically looking at zooarchaeological information including taxonomic, osteometric, age profiles and skeletal parts representation analyses from several key sites. We propose a preliminary model of camelid management in these environments, contributing to broader discussions of similar practices in non-high-Andean regions of South America.
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