Animals, Ancestors, and the Others: Weaving Geographic Distance into Pre-Hispanic Andean Mortuary Landscapes in Early Intermediate Period to Middle Horizon (c. 100 bce–750 ce) Southern Peru

IF 1.6 2区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Beth K. Scaffidi, Gwyneth Gordon, Kelly J. Knudson
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This study examines geographic origins of basketry, animal and human grave offerings (including a feline trophy head, camelid bone instruments and human trophy heads) interred as grave goods at the cemetery of Uraca in the Majes Valley, Arequipa, Peru during the Early Intermediate Period to Middle Horizon (c. 100 bce–750 ce). We aim to identify whether any of these human or non-human beings or artifacts were non-local to the Majes Valley and explore the ontologically informed meanings underlying the incorporation of geographically distant beings and things into mortuary landscapes. We report new grave good 87Sr/86Sr (n = 36) relative to published data from Uraca human trophy heads and non-trophy individuals (n = 55). Defining the local 87Sr/86Sr range as the mean ±2σ of the non-trophy and non-camelid or small home-range fauna, we compare the proportions of non-local outliers between plant, animal and human grave-offering types. The 87Sr/86Sr range of all new samples is 0.70609–0.70954, encompassing the 87Sr/86Sr variability of much of southern Peru from the coast to the highlands. Nearly half of camelids, the feline trophy, most camelid whistles and one basketry sample were non-local, suggesting that assembling beings and things from both local and distant geographies was an important aspect of making the mortuary landscape.

动物、祖先和其他:秘鲁南部早期中期至中期(公元前100年-公元前750年)前西班牙裔安第斯山脉墓地景观的地理距离
本研究考察了秘鲁阿雷基帕马杰斯山谷乌拉卡墓地在早期中期到中期(公元前100年-公元前750年)期间作为墓葬品埋葬的篮子、动物和人类坟墓祭品(包括一只猫的奖杯头、骆驼骨乐器和人类奖杯头)的地理起源。我们的目标是确定这些人类或非人类或人工制品是否属于马杰斯山谷的非本地物种,并探索将地理上遥远的生物和事物纳入太平间景观的本体论意义。我们报告了新的87Sr/86Sr (n = 36)相对于Uraca人类战利品头部和非战利品个体(n = 55)的已发表数据。将本地87Sr/86Sr范围定义为非战利品和非骆驼或小型家养动物群的平均值±2σ,比较了植物、动物和人类的非本地异常值比例。所有新样品的87Sr/86Sr范围为0.70609-0.70954,涵盖了秘鲁南部大部分地区从海岸到高地的87Sr/86Sr变异性。近一半的骆驼标本、猫科动物的战利品、大多数骆驼的哨子和一个篮子样本都不是本地的,这表明聚集来自本地和遥远地区的生物和事物是形成太平间景观的一个重要方面。
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期刊介绍: The Cambridge Archaeological Journal is the leading journal for cognitive and symbolic archaeology. It provides a forum for innovative, descriptive and theoretical archaeological research, paying particular attention to the role and development of human intellectual abilities and symbolic beliefs and practices. Specific topics covered in recent issues include: the use of cultural neurophenomenology for the understanding of Maya religious belief, agency and the individual, new approaches to rock art and shamanism, the significance of prehistoric monuments, ritual behaviour on Pacific Islands, and body metamorphosis in prehistoric boulder artworks. In addition to major articles and shorter notes, the Cambridge Archaeological Journal includes review features on significant recent books.
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