Faunal exploitation in southeastern Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia) during the late prehispanic period
Southeast Lipez (Bolivian altiplano) is an arid and cold region where agriculture is not feasible. Archaeological evidence, however, shows a continuous occupation since the Archaic Period. Sixteenth-century colonial sources (Capoche, Lozano Machuca) characterize the population of this region as enga...
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I28-R145-1686_oai2023-08-03 Mercolli, Pablo H. Nielsen, Axel E. 2013-04-01 Southeast Lipez (Bolivian altiplano) is an arid and cold region where agriculture is not feasible. Archaeological evidence, however, shows a continuous occupation since the Archaic Period. Sixteenth-century colonial sources (Capoche, Lozano Machuca) characterize the population of this region as engaged in a combination of herding, hunting, gathering, and fishing in lakes and marshes, with a dispersed and mobile residential pattern. Modern populations specialize in a combination of herding and long-distance caravan trade. Archaeological survey aimed at characterizing general aspects of Prehispanic subsistence and settlement confirmed the presence of a dispersed settlement pattern, apparently associated with an archi-tecture of perishable materials. This paper presents the results of the analysis of archaeofaunas recovered through the excavation of nine test pits in two Late Prehipanic sites (ca. AD 1200-1600). We conclude that llama herding was the main subsistence activity at the sites, supplemented by hunting of wild camelids. El Sureste de Lípez (Altiplano boliviano) es una región árida y fría donde no es posible la práctica de la agricultura. Las evidencias arqueológicas, sin embargo, muestran una ocupación continua desde el Período Arcaico. Fuentes coloniales del siglo XVI (Capoche, Lozano Machuca) caracterizan a la población de esta región como dedicada a una combinación de pastoreo, caza, recolección y pesca en lagunas y pantanos, con un patrón de residencia disperso y sumamente móvil. La población actual se especializa en el pastoreo, actividad que se complementa mediante el tráfico caravanero de larga distancia. Prospecciones arqueoló-gicas orientadas a caracterizar aspectos generales de la subsistencia y residencia prehispánicas confirmaron la presencia de un patrón de asentamiento disperso, aparentemente asociado con arquitecturas de material perecedero. Este trabajo presenta los resultados del análisis de conjuntos de arqueofaunas recuperados mediante la excavación de nueve pozos de sondeo en dos sitios Prehispánicos Tardíos (ca. 1200-1600 d.C.). Concluimos que el pastoreo de llamas fue la principal actividad de subsistencia en estos sitios, suplementada con la caza de camélidos silvestres. application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/1686 10.34096/arqueologia.t19.n1.1686 spa Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/1686/1592 Arqueología; Vol. 19 Núm. 1 (2013): enero-abril; 177-186 Arqueología; Vol 19 No 1 (2013): enero-abril; 177-186 1853-8126 0327-5159 Bolivian altiplano Hunting Pastoralism Estrategies Products altiplano boliviano Caza Pastoreo Estrategias Productos Faunal exploitation in southeastern Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia) during the late prehispanic period Explotación faunística en el sureste de Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia) durante el Período Prehispánico Tardío info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=1686_oai |
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Southeast Lipez (Bolivian altiplano) is an arid and cold region where agriculture is not feasible. Archaeological evidence, however, shows a continuous occupation since the Archaic Period. Sixteenth-century colonial sources (Capoche, Lozano Machuca) characterize the population of this region as engaged in a combination of herding, hunting, gathering, and fishing in lakes and marshes, with a dispersed and mobile residential pattern. Modern populations specialize in a combination of herding and long-distance caravan trade. Archaeological survey aimed at characterizing general aspects of Prehispanic subsistence and settlement confirmed the presence of a dispersed settlement pattern, apparently associated with an archi-tecture of perishable materials. This paper presents the results of the analysis of archaeofaunas recovered through the excavation of nine test pits in two Late Prehipanic sites (ca. AD 1200-1600). We conclude that llama herding was the main subsistence activity at the sites, supplemented by hunting of wild camelids. |
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Faunal exploitation in southeastern Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia) during the late prehispanic period |
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Faunal exploitation in southeastern Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia) during the late prehispanic period |
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Faunal exploitation in southeastern Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia) during the late prehispanic period |
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Faunal exploitation in southeastern Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia) during the late prehispanic period |
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Faunal exploitation in southeastern Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia) during the late prehispanic period |
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faunal exploitation in southeastern lípez (potosí, bolivia) during the late prehispanic period |
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Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires |
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