University of Texas-Austin: Old Bone Links Lost American Parrot To Ancient Indigenous Bird Trade
November 09, 2022
November 09, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
For centuries, Indigenous communities in the American Southwest imported colorful parrots from Mexico. But according to a study led by The University of Texas at Austin, some parrots may have been captured locally and not brought from afar.
The research challenges the assumption that all parrot remains found in American Southwest archaeological sites have their origins in Mexico . . .
For centuries, Indigenous communities in the American Southwest imported colorful parrots from Mexico. But according to a study led by The University of Texas at Austin, some parrots may have been captured locally and not brought from afar.
The research challenges the assumption that all parrot remains found in American Southwest archaeological sites have their origins in Mexico . . .