South American Camelids (SAC) have occupied a central role in the development of
Andean societies, both for ancient hunter-gatherers and for more recent pastoralists and …

This paper presents an exploratory study on the taxonomic diversity of pre-Hispanic
archaeofaunas in the South-Central Andes (SCA; western South America) from the …

Both present academic theories and local native peoples' beliefs and practices are the result
of complex colonial histories, and sometimes even evolved in curious interactions …

The study of South American camelids and their domestication is a highly debated topic in
zooarchaeology. Identifying the domestic species (alpaca and llama) in archaeological sites …

Interactions between human societies and the environment that they inhabit have been a
controversial topic in archaeology for at least the past fifty years. Currently, modern …

South American camelids were one of the most important animal resources exploited by the
human groups that occupied the El Alto-Ancasti mountain range in Catamarca …

This paper presents a multi-proxy record and its paleoenvironmental interpretation from
Pastos Chicos (23° 40′ 29 ″S; 66° 25′ 32 ″W; 3781 m asl), Susques, Jujuy province …

El carácter de la presente Tesis Doctoral surge en el marco de un proyecto mayor de
estudios regionales sobre las sociedades agropastoriles prehispánicas del Sur de los …

Las sociedades del Período Tardío en la Puna Argentina introdujeron sensibles mejoras
técnicas y un aumento en la producción agrícola, relacionados con un proceso de cambio …

Los camélidos fueron los recursos faunísticos más importantes para las poblaciones
puneñas a lo largo de toda su historia cultural. Así lo indican los registros arqueofaunísticos …