The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies...

Autores: Capparelli, Aylen; Pochettino, María Lelia; Lema, Veronica Soledad; Lopez, María Laura; Andreoni, Diego Fernando; Ciampagna, María Laura; Llano, Carina Lourdes
Año de publicación: 2014
Idioma: inglés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado: versión publicada
Descripción: The purpose of this paper is to discuss recentmethodological advances in Argentinean archaeobotanythat incorporate the use of ethnobotany as an ethnoar-chaeological tool for interpreting ancient food systems inSouth America. This is an integrative paper that takes intoaccount both published and unpublished results. The role ofethnobotany is examined with reference to ethnobotanicaland experimental food processing studies onProsopis,awild food plant, and two cultivated onesChenopodiumquinoaandCucurbitaspp., followed by laboratory exam-inations with microscopy to identify diagnostic changes inplant morphology and anatomy. Experimental materials arethen compared with archaeological specimens to identifydifferent types of ancient food processing, and to makeinferences about prehistoric post-harvest systems. Wedemonstrated that: (a) it was critical for our food pro-cessing studies to achieve the best taxonomical identifica-tion resolution that the plant remains allow; (b) amulti-proxyapproach was highly advantageous; (c) ethnobotani-cal data were crucial to identify food processing pathwaysof individual plants and combinations of them; (d) theunderstanding of commensality in the wider sense of theterm allows us to determine food patterns both in domesticand funerary contexts. These investigations, the first onesof this type in Argentina, constitute a qualitative step in themethodology for this country because they expand ourabilities to interpret the nature of routine plant processingfrom archaeobotanical assemblages, and they are also asubstantial contribution to the development of our disci-pline in general because thetaxadiscussed in this paper aredistributed throughout South America, as well as in otherparts of the world.
Fil: Capparelli, Aylen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina
Fil: Pochettino, María Lelia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Etnobotánica y Botánica Aplicada; Argentina
Fil: Lema, Veronica Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina
Fil: Lopez, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina
Fil: Andreoni, Diego Fernando. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina
Fil: Ciampagna, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina
Fil: Llano, Carina Lourdes. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Argentina
Materia: Argentina
Archaeobotany
Ethnobotany
Experimental Studies
Food Processing
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spelling	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from ArgentinaCapparelli, AylenPochettino, María LeliaLema, Veronica SoledadLopez, María LauraAndreoni, Diego FernandoCiampagna, María LauraLlano, Carina LourdesArgentinaArchaeobotanyEthnobotanyExperimental StudiesFood Processinghttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6The purpose of this paper is to discuss recentmethodological advances in Argentinean archaeobotanythat incorporate the use of ethnobotany as an ethnoar-chaeological tool for interpreting ancient food systems inSouth America. This is an integrative paper that takes intoaccount both published and unpublished results. The role ofethnobotany is examined with reference to ethnobotanicaland experimental food processing studies onProsopis,awild food plant, and two cultivated onesChenopodiumquinoaandCucurbitaspp., followed by laboratory exam-inations with microscopy to identify diagnostic changes inplant morphology and anatomy. Experimental materials arethen compared with archaeological specimens to identifydifferent types of ancient food processing, and to makeinferences about prehistoric post-harvest systems. Wedemonstrated that: (a) it was critical for our food pro-cessing studies to achieve the best taxonomical identifica-tion resolution that the plant remains allow; (b) amulti-proxyapproach was highly advantageous; (c) ethnobotani-cal data were crucial to identify food processing pathwaysof individual plants and combinations of them; (d) theunderstanding of commensality in the wider sense of theterm allows us to determine food patterns both in domesticand funerary contexts. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from Argentina
title	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from Argentina
spellingShingle	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from Argentina Capparelli, Aylen Argentina Archaeobotany Ethnobotany Experimental Studies Food Processing
title_short	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from Argentina
title_full	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from Argentina
title_fullStr	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from Argentina
title_full_unstemmed	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from Argentina
title_sort	The contribution of ethnobotany and experimental archaeology to interpretation of ancient food processing: methodological proposals based on the discussion of several case studies on Prosopis spp., Chenopodium spp. and Cucurbita spp. from Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv	Capparelli, Aylen Pochettino, María Lelia Lema, Veronica Soledad Lopez, María Laura Andreoni, Diego Fernando Ciampagna, María Laura Llano, Carina Lourdes
author	Capparelli, Aylen
author_facet	Capparelli, Aylen Pochettino, María Lelia Lema, Veronica Soledad Lopez, María Laura Andreoni, Diego Fernando Ciampagna, María Laura Llano, Carina Lourdes
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author2	Pochettino, María Lelia Lema, Veronica Soledad Lopez, María Laura Andreoni, Diego Fernando Ciampagna, María Laura Llano, Carina Lourdes
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv	Argentina Archaeobotany Ethnobotany Experimental Studies Food Processing
topic	Argentina Archaeobotany Ethnobotany Experimental Studies Food Processing
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv	The purpose of this paper is to discuss recentmethodological advances in Argentinean archaeobotanythat incorporate the use of ethnobotany as an ethnoar-chaeological tool for interpreting ancient food systems inSouth America. This is an integrative paper that takes intoaccount both published and unpublished results. The role ofethnobotany is examined with reference to ethnobotanicaland experimental food processing studies onProsopis,awild food plant, and two cultivated onesChenopodiumquinoaandCucurbitaspp., followed by laboratory exam-inations with microscopy to identify diagnostic changes inplant morphology and anatomy. Experimental materials arethen compared with archaeological specimens to identifydifferent types of ancient food processing, and to makeinferences about prehistoric post-harvest systems. Wedemonstrated that: (a) it was critical for our food pro-cessing studies to achieve the best taxonomical identifica-tion resolution that the plant remains allow; (b) amulti-proxyapproach was highly advantageous; (c) ethnobotani-cal data were crucial to identify food processing pathwaysof individual plants and combinations of them; (d) theunderstanding of commensality in the wider sense of theterm allows us to determine food patterns both in domesticand funerary contexts. These investigations, the first onesof this type in Argentina, constitute a qualitative step in themethodology for this country because they expand ourabilities to interpret the nature of routine plant processingfrom archaeobotanical assemblages, and they are also asubstantial contribution to the development of our disci-pline in general because thetaxadiscussed in this paper aredistributed throughout South America, as well as in otherparts of the world. Fil: Capparelli, Aylen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina Fil: Pochettino, María Lelia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Etnobotánica y Botánica Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Lema, Veronica Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina Fil: Lopez, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina Fil: Andreoni, Diego Fernando. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina Fil: Ciampagna, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina Fil: Llano, Carina Lourdes. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Argentina
description	The purpose of this paper is to discuss recentmethodological advances in Argentinean archaeobotanythat incorporate the use of ethnobotany as an ethnoar-chaeological tool for interpreting ancient food systems inSouth America. This is an integrative paper that takes intoaccount both published and unpublished results. The role ofethnobotany is examined with reference to ethnobotanicaland experimental food processing studies onProsopis,awild food plant, and two cultivated onesChenopodiumquinoaandCucurbitaspp., followed by laboratory exam-inations with microscopy to identify diagnostic changes inplant morphology and anatomy. Experimental materials arethen compared with archaeological specimens to identifydifferent types of ancient food processing, and to makeinferences about prehistoric post-harvest systems. Wedemonstrated that: (a) it was critical for our food pro-cessing studies to achieve the best taxonomical identifica-tion resolution that the plant remains allow; (b) amulti-proxyapproach was highly advantageous; (c) ethnobotani-cal data were crucial to identify food processing pathwaysof individual plants and combinations of them; (d) theunderstanding of commensality in the wider sense of theterm allows us to determine food patterns both in domesticand funerary contexts. These investigations, the first onesof this type in Argentina, constitute a qualitative step in themethodology for this country because they expand ourabilities to interpret the nature of routine plant processingfrom archaeobotanical assemblages, and they are also asubstantial contribution to the development of our disci-pline in general because thetaxadiscussed in this paper aredistributed throughout South America, as well as in otherparts of the world.
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