干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): The Megalobulimus land snail in funerary contexts from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and its role in the circumpunine ritual exchange (400-1400 AD)

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DOI	10.1017/laq.2022.4
	The Megalobulimus land snail in funerary contexts from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and its role in the circumpunine ritual exchange (400-1400 AD)
	Tricallotis, Helena Horta; Gordillo, Sandra; Yanez, Javier
通讯作者	Tricallotis, HH
来源期刊	LATIN AMERICAN ANTIQUITY
ISSN	1045-6635
EISSN	2325-5080
出版年	2022
卷号	33 期号:4 页码:753-772
英文摘要	The land snail Megalobulimus spp. has been frequently recorded in prehispanic cemeteries in the oases of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, despite the fact that it is not native to this region. It lives in the humid and tropical environment of northwestern Argentina, for which reason, when it is found outside its native habitat, its presence is taken as an indicator of long-distance exchange. Archaeologists posit that its function was to hold color pigments. In this multidisciplinary study we analyze the snail's presence in funerary contexts, complementing this with a taxonomic analysis of archaeological specimens and a review of biological-ethological data of said gastropod. We present unpublished data regarding the use of Megalobulimus in the Atacama, while providing new information about its connection to the practice of inhaling psychoactive substances. We conclude that its function as a container of pigments, carbonates, or hallucinogens stems from its symbolic meaning as part of the vital renewal through the fertilizing water of the earth. This symbolism explains the role that Megalobulimus played in the ritual exchange networks of the Circumpunena area and, by extension, the Central-South Andes.
英文关键词	land snail Megalobulimus lorentzianus Megalobulimus musculus ritual exchange Atacama Salt Flat northwestern Argentina
类型	Article
语种	Spanish
收录类别	SSCI ; AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000794367500001
WOS关键词	FORMATIVE PERIOD ; ARCHAEOLOGY ; ARGENTINA ; NORTH
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Archaeology
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Archaeology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/393739
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Tricallotis, Helena Horta,Gordillo, Sandra,Yanez, Javier. The Megalobulimus land snail in funerary contexts from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and its role in the circumpunine ritual exchange (400-1400 AD)[J],2022,33(4):753-772.
APA	Tricallotis, Helena Horta,Gordillo, Sandra,&Yanez, Javier.(2022).The Megalobulimus land snail in funerary contexts from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and its role in the circumpunine ritual exchange (400-1400 AD).LATIN AMERICAN ANTIQUITY,33(4),753-772.
MLA	Tricallotis, Helena Horta,et al."The Megalobulimus land snail in funerary contexts from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and its role in the circumpunine ritual exchange (400-1400 AD)".LATIN AMERICAN ANTIQUITY 33.4(2022):753-772.