Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies

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Ciampagna, María Laura; Molares, Soledad; Ladio, Ana Haydee; Capparelli, Aylen
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2019
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Underground organs were frequently reported by written documentary evidence from XVIth century onwards to have been an important food source for Patagonian original people. They were usually cooked in ceramic bowls. Their archaeobotanical evidence, however, is still limited to a very few macroremains. The objective of this paper is to develop skills for the identification of Patagonian underground organs from archaeological artifacts through microremains analysis, specifically starch grains, and to contribute to the understanding of the history of used of these plants in the region. Starch grains of two tubers (Tropaeolum porifolium, Diposis patagonica) and one rhizome (Alstroemeria sp.) were described along transversal section of each organ following standard methods and international nomenclature. Shape, size and polarization cross were the 1 2 3 1 most diagnostic variables and allowed distinguishing Diposis patagonica’s as the smallest (mostly up to 15 μm in the major diameter) and most shape diverse starch grains. On the other hand, Alstroemeria and Tropaeolum porifolium had larger starch grains (mostly between 15 and 30 μm), predominantly spherical and oblong in both taxa but also triangular in the latter. Results were applied to the residue analyses of a Late Holocene pot sherd from Monte Loaysa (Santa Cruz, Argentina) from which starch grains affine to Tropaeolum were identified. Prehistoric use implications of this genus and underground organs in general are discussed.
Fil: Ciampagna, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina
Fil: Molares, Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; Argentina
Fil: Ladio, Ana Haydee. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Capparelli, Aylen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina
18th Conference of the International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany
Lecce
Italia
Università del Salento. Dipartimento di Beni Culturale. Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology
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UNDERGROUND ORGANS
STACH GRAINS
MICRO REMAINS
POT RESIDUES
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spelling Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studiesCiampagna, María LauraMolares, SoledadLadio, Ana HaydeeCapparelli, AylenUNDERGROUND ORGANSSTACH GRAINSMICRO REMAINSPOT RESIDUEShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Underground organs were frequently reported by written documentary evidence from XVIth century onwards to have been an important food source for Patagonian original people. They were usually cooked in ceramic bowls. Their archaeobotanical evidence, however, is still limited to a very few macroremains. The objective of this paper is to develop skills for the identification of Patagonian underground organs from archaeological artifacts through microremains analysis, specifically starch grains, and to contribute to the understanding of the history of used of these plants in the region. Starch grains of two tubers (Tropaeolum porifolium, Diposis patagonica) and one rhizome (Alstroemeria sp.) were described along transversal section of each organ following standard methods and international nomenclature. Shape, size and polarization cross were the 1 2 3 1 most diagnostic variables and allowed distinguishing Diposis patagonica’s as the smallest (mostly up to 15 μm in the major diameter) and most shape diverse starch grains. On the other hand, Alstroemeria and Tropaeolum porifolium had larger starch grains (mostly between 15 and 30 μm), predominantly spherical and oblong in both taxa but also triangular in the latter. Results were applied to the residue analyses of a Late Holocene pot sherd from Monte Loaysa (Santa Cruz, Argentina) from which starch grains affine to Tropaeolum were identified. Prehistoric use implications of this genus and underground organs in general are discussed.Fil: Ciampagna, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; ArgentinaFil: Molares, Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; ArgentinaFil: Ladio, Ana Haydee. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Capparelli, Aylen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina18th Conference of the International Workgroup for PalaeoethnobotanyLecceItaliaUniversità del Salento. Dipartimento di Beni Culturale. Laboratory of Archaeobotany and PalaeoecologyUniversità del Salento. Dipartimento di Beni Culturale. Laboratory of Archaeobotany and PalaeoecologyFiorentino, GirolamoPrimavera, Milena2019info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectCongresoBookhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794info:ar-repo/semantics/documentoDeConferenciaapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/137059Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies; 18th Conference of the International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany; Lecce; Italia; 2019; 86-86978-88-8305-146-3CONICET DigitalCONICETenghttp://conference.unisalento.it/ocs/index.php/iwgp2019/iwgp2019info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/iwgpinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1285/i9788883051463Internacionalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:41:57Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/137059instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:41:58.049CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies
title Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies
spellingShingle Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies
Ciampagna, María Laura
UNDERGROUND ORGANS
STACH GRAINS
MICRO REMAINS
POT RESIDUES
title_short Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies
title_full Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies
title_fullStr Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies
title_full_unstemmed Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies
title_sort Starch grains description of three taxa with underground organs from Patagonia and ancient use implications through microbotanical studies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ciampagna, María Laura
Molares, Soledad
Ladio, Ana Haydee
Capparelli, Aylen
author Ciampagna, María Laura
author_facet Ciampagna, María Laura
Molares, Soledad
Ladio, Ana Haydee
Capparelli, Aylen
author_role author
author2 Molares, Soledad
Ladio, Ana Haydee
Capparelli, Aylen
author2_role author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Fiorentino, Girolamo
Primavera, Milena
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv UNDERGROUND ORGANS
STACH GRAINS
MICRO REMAINS
POT RESIDUES
topic UNDERGROUND ORGANS
STACH GRAINS
MICRO REMAINS
POT RESIDUES
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Underground organs were frequently reported by written documentary evidence from XVIth century onwards to have been an important food source for Patagonian original people. They were usually cooked in ceramic bowls. Their archaeobotanical evidence, however, is still limited to a very few macroremains. The objective of this paper is to develop skills for the identification of Patagonian underground organs from archaeological artifacts through microremains analysis, specifically starch grains, and to contribute to the understanding of the history of used of these plants in the region. Starch grains of two tubers (Tropaeolum porifolium, Diposis patagonica) and one rhizome (Alstroemeria sp.) were described along transversal section of each organ following standard methods and international nomenclature. Shape, size and polarization cross were the 1 2 3 1 most diagnostic variables and allowed distinguishing Diposis patagonica’s as the smallest (mostly up to 15 μm in the major diameter) and most shape diverse starch grains. On the other hand, Alstroemeria and Tropaeolum porifolium had larger starch grains (mostly between 15 and 30 μm), predominantly spherical and oblong in both taxa but also triangular in the latter. Results were applied to the residue analyses of a Late Holocene pot sherd from Monte Loaysa (Santa Cruz, Argentina) from which starch grains affine to Tropaeolum were identified. Prehistoric use implications of this genus and underground organs in general are discussed.
Fil: Ciampagna, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina
Fil: Molares, Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; Argentina
Fil: Ladio, Ana Haydee. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Capparelli, Aylen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina
18th Conference of the International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany
Lecce
Italia
Università del Salento. Dipartimento di Beni Culturale. Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology
description Underground organs were frequently reported by written documentary evidence from XVIth century onwards to have been an important food source for Patagonian original people. They were usually cooked in ceramic bowls. Their archaeobotanical evidence, however, is still limited to a very few macroremains. The objective of this paper is to develop skills for the identification of Patagonian underground organs from archaeological artifacts through microremains analysis, specifically starch grains, and to contribute to the understanding of the history of used of these plants in the region. Starch grains of two tubers (Tropaeolum porifolium, Diposis patagonica) and one rhizome (Alstroemeria sp.) were described along transversal section of each organ following standard methods and international nomenclature. Shape, size and polarization cross were the 1 2 3 1 most diagnostic variables and allowed distinguishing Diposis patagonica’s as the smallest (mostly up to 15 μm in the major diameter) and most shape diverse starch grains. On the other hand, Alstroemeria and Tropaeolum porifolium had larger starch grains (mostly between 15 and 30 μm), predominantly spherical and oblong in both taxa but also triangular in the latter. Results were applied to the residue analyses of a Late Holocene pot sherd from Monte Loaysa (Santa Cruz, Argentina) from which starch grains affine to Tropaeolum were identified. Prehistoric use implications of this genus and underground organs in general are discussed.
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