Intercambio y uso ritual de fauna por Tiwanaku: análisis de pelos y fibras de los conjuntos arqueológicos de Amaguaya, Bolivia
Abstract
Se presentan los resultados del análisis zooarqueológico de dos conjuntos de artefactos Tiwanaku (400-1100 DC), procedentes de la localidad de Amaguaya, en Bolivia. Los conjuntos se componen de una importante cantidad de artefactos orgánicos (estuches, bolsas de cuero, textiles y fibras de lana). Mediante el análisis microscópico de pelos y fibras provenientes de los artefactos y su comparación con muestras de colecciones de referencia, se logró la identificación de la totalidad de las muestras estudiadas. Se determinó que, con excepción del jaguar (Phantera onca), el resto de las pieles y fibras con que fueron elaborados los artefactos pertenecen a especies de distribución local. Los conjuntos de Amaguaya proporcionan importante información acerca del ritual en Tiwanaku así como de las relaciones de intercambio e interacción generadas con la región de la Cordillera Oriental durante el Horizonte Medio.
Palabras claves: Amaguaya, Bolivia – fauna – fibras – pelos – Tiwanaku – zooarqueología.
In this article I present the results of the zooarchaeological analysis of two archaeological sets of Tiwanaku (AD 400-1100) artifacts from Amaguaya, Bolivia. These sets are formed by an important quantity of organic elements (e.g. cases and leather bags, textiles and wool fibers). The identification of the entirety of the studied samples was achieved through the microscopic analysis of the hairs and fibers of the archaeological samples and their comparison with samples derived from a reference faunal collection. Excluding the cases that were made with jaguar leather (Phantera onca), the rest of the artifacts were elaborated with skins and fibers of animal species with a local distribution. The Amaguaya sets provide important information about the relationships of exchange and interaction between Tiwanaku and the eastern cordilleran region of the Andes during the Middle Horizon.
Key words: Amaguaya, Bolivia – fauna – fibers – hair – Tiwanaku – zooarchaeology.
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