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Ritual consumption and sacrifice of llama (<i>Lama glama</i>) at the Pacopampa site in the Northern Highlands, Peru
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- UZAWA KAZUHIRO
- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of East Asia, Shimonoseki
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- SEKI YUJI
- Department of Modern Society and Civilization, National Museum of Ethnology, Department of Modern Society and Civilization, National Museum of Ethnology, Suita
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- CHOCANO DANIEL MORALES
- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
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- Ritual consumption and sacrifice of llama (Lama glama) at the Pacopampa site in the Northern Highlands, Peru
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<p>Domesticated camelids spread to Peru’s Northern Highlands by 500 BC. The complexity and development of the society that then developed in the region have been explained by social networks enabled by the use of the llama as a cargo animal. However, the actual use of domesticated camelids in the Formative Period remains unclear. This study analyzed camelid skeletal remains excavated from the Pacopampa site (1200–400 BC) to provide information on the actual use of these animals. Osteometry determined the camelid to be llama; alpaca was not identified in the samples. Body part frequency, butchering mark distribution, and mortality profile revealed ritual consumption of the meaty part of young individuals. Four sacrificed immature llamas were detected. In contrast to the great similarity with the consumption process of artiodactyls’ only llamas were sacrificed, while deer were not targeted. Although there were no features in the animal bone material indicating the use of secondary products, the increasing number of artifacts related to textile production suggest the fiber might be the result of llama herding.</p>
Journal
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- Anthropological Science
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Anthropological Science 129 (2), 109-119, 2021
The Anthropological Society of Nippon
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390289232190216576
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- NII Article ID
- 130008081987
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- NII Book ID
- AA11307827
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- ISSN
- 13488570
- 09187960
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- NDL BIB ID
- 031951546
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Article Type
- journal article
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- JaLC
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed
