The Ancient Americas

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Peruvian Andes – Late Period
We don't know the reasons, but after thousands of years during which Asana was home to a community of families, now only one family lived there. However, this family had a very different lifestyle: they herded domesticated camelids instead of hunting wild ones.

Life from 3100 BC to 2000 BC

	Unlike those who lived at Asana before, this family forged a herding lifestyle, which offered easier access to meat and wool. These people didn't domesticate camelids themselves; earlier groups in the region did the job by breeding animals over long periods of time.
	The family moved their herd up and down the valley to water and grazing areas. During the dry season, they kept animals in a corral near a spring. The herd provided most of their food; plant processing and hunting became less important.

To learn more about how people from the Peruvian Andes domesticated camelids, take a look at the Peruvian Andes Video.

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