Camelid Exploitation at the Middle Horizon Site of Huari

Summary

Excavations at Huari, the urban center of the Wari state in Peru's Ayacucho Basin, have uncovered well preserved faunal remains, with the majority belonging to native camelid species. While knowledge pertaining to camelid exploitation by the Wari people has been enhanced in recent years through excavations at sites such as Conchopata, little is known about camelid usage at the site of Huari. In this paper, I use osteometric analysis to identify specimens to the species level and to examine the distribution of camelid species using the faunal remains recovered during the 2017 excavations of Patipampa, the domestic sector located within the Huari capital and occupied during the Middle Horizon (AD 500-1000). The results of this preliminary analysis provide valuable insight regarding the usage and management of multiple native camelid species at Patipampa, shedding light on Wari economic and subsistence practices.

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• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 21782