Big eared mouse (Phyllotis sp.) in a storage context at Chan Chan

Abstract

During excavations in the area of deposits in the walled Xllangchic-An, were recorded in several areas and repeatedly rodent bones in a generous or scarce amount, depending on the case, causing several questions that revolved around origin of its presence and the nature of its abundance. The research helped to define the Rodent genre registered during the excavation process was Phyllotis sp., also called “big eared mouse”, and the main points of this research will be to define the reason for its presence, its association with the various structures and the reason of its abundance.