Traffic, mobility and diet between the Pica oasis and the arid coast of the Atacama Desert during the Late Intermediate period (northern Chile)

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dc.contributor.authorNunez, Lautaro
dc.contributor.authorSantana Sagredo, Francisca
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-01T10:30:25Z
dc.date.available2025-05-01T10:30:25Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractWe present the results of interdisciplinary research on the topic of diet and mobility in the arheic zone of northern Chile during the Late Intermediate period (AD 900-1450), based on the study of the Pica-8 cemetery. A strategic location between the Altiplano and the coast, Pica-8 was used by an agrarian population that grew tropical and semitropical species of plants, especially maize, and engaged in highly sophisticated craft production. During the development of the Pica-Tarapaca complex, resources moved between inland oases and the coast, based on the evidence of marine species found in the valleys and vice versa. We describe the Pica-8 population using radiocarbon dates and stable isotope analysis to gain insight into diet and mobility. We also consider the relationship between diet, mobility, and funerary contexts. Results demonstrate that diet was quite variable, with groups eating a mix of marine and terrestrial resources, as well as maize. The presence of nonlocal objects suggests that Pica acted as a contact point between the coast and the Altiplano. No relationship was found between funerary context and diet. We conclude that coastal and Pica oasis populations were in permanent contact and that their relations were characterized by social harmony.
dc.description.funderAbbott Vascular
dc.description.funderAbiomed
dc.description.funderAmgen
dc.description.funderAstraZeneca
dc.description.funderBristol Myers Squibb
dc.description.funderCSL Behring
dc.description.funderJanssen
dc.description.funderMedtronic
dc.description.funderOrbus Neich
dc.description.funderPhilips
dc.description.funderSanofi
dc.format.extent17 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/laq.2021.82
dc.identifier.eissn2325-5080
dc.identifier.issn1045-6635
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:34751352
dc.identifier.scieloidS0718-69242020000300109
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:65649135122
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/laq.2021.82
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/103633
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000727536600001
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Antropología; Santana Sagredo Francisca; S/I; 1131352
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoes
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.pagina.final927
dc.pagina.inicio920
dc.relation.ispartof16th International Vasculitis & ANCA Workshop
dc.revistaLATIN AMERICAN ANTIQUITY
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectPica-Tarapaca culture
dc.subjectPica-8 cemetery
dc.subjectcoast-oasis interaction
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectstable isotopes
dc.subjectAGE
dc.subjectAD
dc.subject.ddc400
dc.subject.deweyLenguases_ES
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.titleTraffic, mobility and diet between the Pica oasis and the arid coast of the Atacama Desert during the Late Intermediate period (northern Chile)
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen149
sipa.codpersvinculados1131352
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga WOS-SCOPUS;01-05-2025
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