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Our father the cayman, our dinner the llama: animal utilization at Chavín de Huántar, Peru

American antiquity • 60 (3) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 421-458

By: Miller, George R., Burger, Richard L..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Miller and Burger present the results and interpretation of the faunal analysis from burger's excavations at Chavín de Huántar. The differences between the three phases and the catchment area of Chavín de Huántar are discussed. Hunting (of deer and camelids) with some herding is the mainstay of the economy in the Urabarriu phase. This changed to mostly herding in the Chakinani and Janabarriu phases. Chavín de Huántar seems to have played a key role in the acceptance of camelid domestication in the northern highlands of Peru. Production of bone tools is mostly limited to the Urabarriu phase. The importance of the CHARKI trade and vertical interdependence is examined. Some social differentiation can be observed through examination of the faunal remains with some people having more access to higher status food such as marine fish and shellfish.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Organization and analysis of results of research

Fauna

Hunting and trapping

Pastoral activities

Diet

Chronologies and culture sequences

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Chavín

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2004

RegionThe area the document pertains to

South America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Central Andes

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

article

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Sarah Berry ; 2003

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1975-1976

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

2900 BP-2200 BP (900 B.C.-200 B.C.)

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Chavín de Huántar, Peru

NotesAdditional notes

George R. Miller and Richard L. Burger

Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-457)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

46036122

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Chavín culture