Isotope Analysis of Macrobotanical Remains from Quilcapampa La Antigua, Arequipa, Peru

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Middle Horizon (600–1000 CE) was a period of increased mobility in the south-central Peruvian Andes. Research has demonstrated that the Wari Empire facilitated the movement of people and resources, many of which traveled great distances to reach the hands of both Wari-affiliated and local communities. This paper presents the results of isotope analysis of desiccated macrobotanical remains recovered from the site of Quilcapampa la Antigua, a small Wari outpost located in the Sihuas Valley, Arequipa, Peru. The results of our analysis speak to the possible ways plant resources demonstrate local and distant connections that knitted Andean communities together. Comparing our results to other lines of evidence, we are better equipped to address mobility during the Middle Horizon and the importance of plants in the creation and maintenance of social relationships.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 41704.0