The Inca Dogs and their Ancestors

Summary

The goal of this paper is to elucidate the social role of the dog in ancient Peru as an artifact, a physical manifestation of culture, produced by humans, through archaeological and iconographic interpretation. The large numbers of dogs available for study are a neglected archaeological resource, and one that can provide a wide variety of information on human life and cultures in ancient Peru. Through the examination of archaeological dog remains and dog iconography from differing temporal and geographic contexts, we can track changes in morphology and use to establish a database following these changes in archaeological contexts and functional differences as well. Through this research I will show that the dog in ancient Peru, through differing temporal and geographic contexts, sometimes inhabited a special place in society, conferring special status on their human owners.

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• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)

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Abstract Id(s): 15380