2019
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Velia Mendoza España et al., « USO Y CONSUMO DE LA FAUNA EN LOS SECTORES WILA PUKARA Y POKOTIA, SITIO TIWANAKU, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA », HAL SHS (Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société), ID : 10670/1.2a014b...
The archaeological sectors of Wila Pukara and Pokotia are located three kilometres southern from of the monumental site of Tiahuanaco, these were excavated in 2014 by the Pucara - Tiahuanaco Archaeological Mission, a project supported by the French Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires Étrangères and the Centro de Investigaciones Arqueológicas Antropológicas y Administración de Tiahuanaco. Subsequently, through an agreement with Zooarchaeology Laboratory of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés from La Paz, the archaeological remains of ceremonial mound and architectural levels contexts were analysed. The objective of the archaeofaunal analysis was to study the characteristics of the fauna of Wila Pukara and Pokotia between 500 AD and 1400 AD, in different cultural contexts, to understand the natural resources exploitation by prehispanic actors identified in pampa of Achaca. The methodology used took into account the anatomical identification, taxonomic identification, determination of age and sex (camelid only), osteometry and taphonomic analysis. The results indicate that, both sector of Wila Pukara and Pokotia, the most exploited fauna were the camelids. Both for food consumption and as raw materials, these latter, characterized by an expeditious industry and another one of elaborated artefacts. In both sectors, the unifying pattern of the Tiahuanaco State continues in relation to the majority exploitation of camelids and minimally exploitation of microfauna (Fulica sp.).