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DOCUMENT Citation Only Dana Olesch. Dr. Kylie Quave.

Although domesticated camelids seem to be an important element of the prehispanic Andean economy and social structures, they appear inconsistently in the iconography of ceramics, textiles, lithics, and other media. Recent archaeological excavations at the site of Yunkaray, Maras, Peru revealed a high frequency of local style ceramics with camelid iconography. Found in domestic areas associated with high status individuals, these ceramics were possibly used for feasting and as an avenue of...