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A bird bone necklace from Amato, Acari Valley, Peru

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Date

2005

Keywords

archaeological sites, ceremonial activities, Acari Valley, Peru

Abstract (summary)

This paper reports the recent discovery of a bird bone necklace from Amato, an Early Intermediate Period site located in the Acari Valley of Peru. The necklace was found in association with an approximately 60 year-old adult male, around whom had been buried several dozen headless human individuals of different sexes and ages, the likely victims of ritual sacrifice. The necklace was made from about 200 carpometacarpus bones of a small bird species that remains to be identified.

Publication Information

Valdez, Lidio. "A Bird Bone Necklace from Amato, Acari Valley, Peru." Canadian Zooarchaeology 23 (2005): 3-9. https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/zooarchaeology/article/view/5745/2205.

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Language

English

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