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

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Capparelli, Aylen; Pochettino, María Lelia; Lema, Veronica Soledad; Lopez, María Laura; Andreoni, Diego Fernando; Ciampagna, María Laura; Llano, Carina Lourdes
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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 This is an integrative paper that takes intoaccount both published and unpublished results.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
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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. 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; ArgentinaFil: 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; ArgentinaFil: 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; ArgentinaFil: 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; ArgentinaFil: Andreoni, Diego Fernando. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; ArgentinaFil: 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; ArgentinaFil: Llano, Carina Lourdes. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 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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
author_role author
author2 Pochettino, María Lelia
Lema, Veronica Soledad
Lopez, María Laura
Andreoni, Diego Fernando
Ciampagna, María Laura
Llano, Carina Lourdes
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Argentina
Archaeobotany
Ethnobotany
Experimental Studies
Food Processing
topic Argentina
Archaeobotany
Ethnobotany
Experimental Studies
Food Processing
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
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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