It's complicated: Evaluating plant-animal-human relationships in the Atacama Desert (4000-400 BP)
Seminar
Event date
Wednesday 5 July 2023, 4pm
Location
ENV/106, Environment Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Admission
Free admission, booking required
Event details
This work aims to evaluate from an isotopic perspective how the relations among plants, animals and humans developed through time in northern Chile from 4000-400 BP. This, considers economic aspects such as agriculture and camelid herding, but also more socio-cultural ones such as animal companion. Results show a very complex scenario, calling for cautious interpretations when working with stable and radiogenic isotopes in the region.