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... did not control the production and distribution of staple goods in the distant regions their territory, and instead relied on the exchange of prestige goods and ideologically significant materials. Locations such as Conchopata ( Figure 2) were centers for the production of Wari fine-ware ceramics (Earle and Jennings, 2012). ...
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... strontium ratios ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr) cycle through the food web without fractionation it is an excellent indicator for sourcing the relative location of individuals ( Price et al, 2002). Assuming locally sourced food resources a researcher can postulate migration patterns (Buzon et al, 2012). If human values are different than regional values of "local" small omnivorous animals, such as rodents, then it is likely that the human comes from a different region or consumed imported strontium rich foods. ...
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The South American Archaeological Isotopic Database (SAAID) is a comprehensive open-access resource that aggregates all available bioarchaeological stable and radiogenic isotope measurements, encompassing data from human individuals, animals, and plants across South America. Resulting from a collaborative effort of scholars who work with stable isotopes in this region, SAAID contains 53,781 isotopic measurements across 24,507 entries from individuals/specimens spanning over 12,000 years. SAAID includes valuable contextual information on archaeological samples and respective sites, such as chronology, geographical region, biome, and spatial coordinates, biological details like estimated sex and age for human individuals, and taxonomic description for fauna and flora. SAAID is hosted at the PACHAMAMA community within the Pandora data platform and the CORA repository to facilitate easy access. Because of its rich data structure, SAAID is particularly well-suited for conducting spatiotemporal meta-analyses. It serves as a valuable tool for addressing a variety of research topics, including the spread, adoption, and consumption intensification of food items, paleo-environmental reconstruction, as well as the exploration of mobility patterns across extensive geographic regions.
