Archaeological survey in the Northern Ambato Valley, Catamarca by Dantas, Mariana, Bachmeier, Axel, Villafañez, Emilio, Figueroa, Germán G.

“…This allows us to tentatively suggest that at some point between the 6th and 11th centuries AD the valley may have been occupied by a population that shared the same way of doing things materially, socially, and religiously.…”
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Llamas in the cornfield: prehispanic agropastoral system in the southern Andes by Dantas, Mariana, Figueroa, Germán Gabriel, Laguens, Andres Gustavo

“…We report a study of the organisation of camelid production at the Ambato Valley, northern Argentine Andes, between the 6th and 11th centuries AD. We aim to contribute to the understanding of the different modes of economic production adopted in the past within non-egalitarian social contexts. …”
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Archaeometric contributions to agropastoral production research in Aguada society (Ambato Valley, Catamarca) by Dantas, Mariana, Figueroa, Germán Gabriel

“…This work shows the results of a series of recently conducted archaeometric studies (camelid skeletal remains nitrogen, carbon and strontium isotopes analysis, and silicophytoliths and starches analysis to sediment recovered from cultivation terraces), to study how the economy in Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina was organized from 6th to 11th A.D. For this time period and region under study, we propose the existence of an intensive integrated agro-pastoral production model, limited to a small geographic area. …”
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IDENTIFICACIÓN INTERESPECÍFICA DE CAMÉLIDOS EN EL VALLE DE AMBATO (CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA). UNA APROXIMACIÓN A LA PROBLEMÁTICA DESDE DISTINTAS LÍNEAS DE ANÁLISIS/Interspecific identi... by Dantas, Mariana

“…This paper aims at contributing to the issue along different analytical approaches applied to camelids remains from Ambato Valley, Catamarca, between the 6th and 10th centuries AD. Thus, the integration of osteometric and stable isotope studies allowed establishing/confirming the presence of domestic camelids in this valley, based on their relative size and a selective diet mostly derived from C4 plants. …”
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Interspecific identification of camelids in Ambato valley (Catamarca, Argentina): an approach to the issue from different analytical frameworks by Dantas, Mariana

“…This paper aims at contributing to the issue along different analytical approaches applied to camelids remains from Ambato Valley, Catamarca, between the 6th and 10th centuries AD. Thus, the integration of osteometric and stable isotope studies allowed establishing/confirming the presence of domestic camelids in this valley, based on their relative size and a selective diet mostly derived from C4 plants. …”
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Producción de alimentos y diferenciación social en el Valle de Ambato, Catamarca, Argentina (siglos VI al XI d.C.). Una contribución a la problemática a través del estudio de Silic... by Figueroa, Germán G., Dantas, Mariana, Laguens, Andres Gustavo

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