Journal
ARCHAEOMETRY
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages 5-18Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2004.00140.x
Keywords
archaeological chemistry; isotope analysis; residential mobility; migration; middle horizon; Andes
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Strontium isotope analysis is applied in South America for the first time in order to investigate residential mobility and mortuary ritual from AD 500 to 1000. While Tiwanaku-style artefacts are spread throughout Bolivia, southern Peru and northern Chile during this time, the nature of Tiwanaku influence in the region is much debated. Human skeletal remains from the site of Tiwanaku and the proposed Tiwanaku colony of Chen Chen have been analysed to test the hypothesis that Tiwanaku colonies, populated with inhabitants from Tiwanaku, existed in Peru. Strontium isotope analysis supports this hypothesis by demonstrating that non-local individuals are present at both sites.
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