Pre-Columbian Andean animal domesticates at the edge of empire

Bibliographic Data

ID2144142
AuthorsP W Stahl (0000-0003-2267-1676, Binghamton University, corresponding author), Peter Stahl (0000-0003-2658-1336)
Year2003
Volume34
Issue3
Pages470-483
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0043824021000026459
OpenAlexW2047280984
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited18

Native South American animal domesticates appear in the northern Andes well before the area was occupied by the Incan and, later, Spanish empires. They include camelids and cuy (guinea pig), both of which are allochthonous to the northern Andes, and muscovy duck. Throughout Ecuador, pertinent skeletal specimens at various sites in contexts antedating the first millennium AD tend to be rare, are often associated with specific non-utilitarian contexts, and are usually uncovered in locations to and from which spondylid oyster shell was circulated. Their early appearance in Ecuador suggests that non-native animals were imported via terrestrial and/or marine routes controlled by elites who were motivated by the acquisition of exotic resources from distant lands

Zooarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Latin American history and culture

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