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Llamas may have been domesticated in the semi-arid North of Chile prior to the Incas, according to multi-proxy analysis of early camelid remains

05.28.25 | PLOS

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Multi-proxy analysis of El Olivar camelids (1,090-1,440 cal AD): Evaluating the presence of llamas (Lama glama, Linnaeus 1758) in the Semiarid North of Chile before the arrival of the Inca
View of funerary context from the El Olivar site with complete camelids in situ: Context with a camelid associated with human remains. Credit: Paola González, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Llamas may have been domesticated in the semi-arid North of Chile prior to the Incas, according to multi-proxy analysis of early camelid remains

Article URL : https://plos.io/4mzZabZ

Article title: Multi-proxy analysis of El Olivar camelids (1,090-1,440 cal AD): Evaluating the presence of llamas ( Lama glama , Linnaeus 1758) in the Semiarid North of Chile before the arrival of the Inca

Author countries: Chile, Denmark, Argentina

Funding: Work funded by the El Olivar Archaeological Project. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0323497

Multi-proxy analysis of El Olivar camelids (1,090-1,440 cal AD): Evaluating the presence of llamas (Lama glama, Linnaeus 1758) in the Semiarid North of Chile before the arrival of the Inca

28-May-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Multi-proxy analysis of El Olivar camelids (1,090-1,440 cal AD): Evaluating the presence of llamas (Lama glama, Linnaeus 1758) in the Semiarid North of Chile before the arrival of the Inca
Diagrams of the different burial positions of camelids and humans from the funerary contexts of El Olivar. Credit: López Mendoza et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Multi-proxy analysis of El Olivar camelids (1,090-1,440 cal AD): Evaluating the presence of llamas (Lama glama, Linnaeus 1758) in the Semiarid North of Chile before the arrival of the Inca
Artifact associated with the funerary contexts: Feline-form Vessel. Credit: Paola González, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Keywords

Anthropology Archaeological Sites Archaeology Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0323497
Article Publication Date
2025-05-28
Article Title
Multi-proxy analysis of El Olivar camelids (1,090-1,440 cal AD): Evaluating the presence of llamas (Lama glama, Linnaeus 1758) in the Semiarid North of Chile before the arrival of the Inca
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
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How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, May 28). Llamas may have been domesticated in the semi-arid North of Chile prior to the Incas, according to multi-proxy analysis of early camelid remains. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80ERMGJ8/llamas-may-have-been-domesticated-in-the-semi-arid-north-of-chile-prior-to-the-incas-according-to-multi-proxy-analysis-of-early-camelid-remains.html
MLA:
"Llamas may have been domesticated in the semi-arid North of Chile prior to the Incas, according to multi-proxy analysis of early camelid remains." Brightsurf News, May. 28 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80ERMGJ8/llamas-may-have-been-domesticated-in-the-semi-arid-north-of-chile-prior-to-the-incas-according-to-multi-proxy-analysis-of-early-camelid-remains.html.