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Ch’arki at Chavín: Ethnographic Models and Archaeological Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

George R. Miller  and
Richard L. Burger
George R. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, California State University-Hay ward, 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542
Richard L. Burger
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520
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Abstract

We welcome Valdez"s recent contributions to the developing corpus of ethnographic observations concerning the production and use of Ch’arki in the Andes and to our understanding of the interpretative value of differential camelid bone concentrations in Andean archaeological sites. The numerous issues raised by Valdez would require more space than is available in this forum to adequately address them. What we will present here can only hope to outline the most salient points of contention and encourage further investigations into these problems.

Resumen

Resumen

Apreciamos las recientes contribuciones de Valdez al desarwllo de la base de datos etnográficos referentes a la producción y uso de charki en los Andes y al entendimiento del valor interpretativo encontrado en concentraciones diferenciales de huesos de camélidos en sitios arqueológicos andinos. Una adecuada respuesta a todas las preguntas propuestas por Valdez requeriría mayor espacio del disponible en esteforo. Aqui solamente tocamos lospuntos de desacuerdo más salientes y recomendamos futura investigación de estos problemas.

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American Antiquity , Volume 65 , Issue 3 , July 2000 , pp. 573 - 576
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 2000

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