INVESTIGADORES
OLISZEWSKI Nurit
artículos
Título:
Archaeobotany of archaeological sites from Northwest Argentina (1750-1450 B.P.): ceremonial use or rubbish dumps?.
Autor/es:
OLISZEWSKI NURIT
Revista:
VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY
Editorial:
Springer-Verlag
Referencias:
Lugar: Berlin / Heidelberg; Año: 2005 vol. 14 p. 465 - 471
ISSN:
0939-6314
Resumen:
Abstract The archaeobotanical macroremains discussed
in this study were recovered from six mound structures
at Campo del Pucar´a (Andalgal´a, Catamarca, northwest
Argentina), a site inhabited between ca. 1750 and 1450
b.p. (a.d. 200500). The most important identified taxon
was Zea mays var. minima (maize), Acacia sp., Prosopis
sp., P. nigra or P. alba, P. torquata (Leguminosae of the
Mimosoideae subfamily), Phaseolus sp., P. vulgaris var.
vulgaris, P. v. var. aborigineus, undetermined P. vulgaris
(beans) and Cucurbita maxima (winter squash). The plant
remains represent the leftovers of food, fuel and building
materials. Plants were grown and gathered in the near
surroundings. The material identified most probably represents
waste, however it could not be unambiguously attributed
either to household or ceremonial activities.