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

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...

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Autor principal: Killian Galván, V.A.
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Agro-pastoralism
Camelidae
Solanum tuberosum
Zea mays
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spelling todo:paper_2352409X_v18_n_p608_KillianGalvan2023-10-03T16:41:10Z Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina Killian Galván, V.A. Agro-pastoralism Camelidae Solanum tuberosum Zea mays 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. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_2352409X_v18_n_p608_KillianGalvan
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topic Agro-pastoralism
Camelidae
Solanum tuberosum
Zea mays
spellingShingle Agro-pastoralism
Camelidae
Solanum tuberosum
Zea mays
Killian Galván, V.A.
Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
topic_facet Agro-pastoralism
Camelidae
Solanum tuberosum
Zea mays
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. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
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author Killian Galván, V.A.
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title Models for paleodietary research: Three case-studies from arid and semi-arid environments in Northwest Argentina
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
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