Title
Plant remains of archaeological site Casa Vieja, Callango (Ica)
Other title
Restos vegetales del sitio arqueológico Casa Vieja, Callango (Ica)
Date Issued
01 January 2003
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
A paleoethnobotanical study was carried out at the Middle Horizon archaeological site of Casa Vieja, located in Callango within the Lower Ica Valley. A total of 23 species were identified, all determined to be of the Magnoliopyta Division, 78 % (or 18 species) were Magnoliopsid and 22% (or 15 species) Liliopsid. The Fabaceae are the best represented family with 6 species. Most of the analyzed samples correspond to seeds of Gossypium barbadense "cotton". Seventy percent of the species were probably used as food; 48% for artifact-making and construction and 52% for medicinal and curative purposes.
Start page
33
End page
43
Volume
10
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Arqueología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-14244265688
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
Sponsor(s)
Debemos expresar nuestros sinceros agra-decimientos a la arqueóloga Susana Arce, di-rectora del Museo Regional de Ica y al C. P. C. Jorge Ramos, director en ese entonces del Instituto Nacional de Cultura-Ica, por brindar-nos las facilidades del Museo Regional para el estudio de los restos vegetales. Igualmente, a Guillermo “Piro” Morón, por su valioso apo-yo en el Museo Regional de Ica. A la Dra. Elida Carrillo por permitirnos revisar las co-lecciones depositadas en el Herbario San Marcos (USM). Por la revisión crítica del manuscrito y por sus acertados comentarios queremos finalmente agradecer al Dr. Daniel Sandweiss.
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