Food and subsistence strategies in the prehispanic Mendoza Midwest: Consumption and discard at the site Agua Amarga
We present the study of a refuse deposit associated with feeding activities in the archaeological site Agua Amarga (Tupungato department, Middle West of Mendoza province). This is a residencial site of multiple activities located in the foothill in Valle de Uco, to 1000 masl. We dated ceramics and v...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/5486 |
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| Sumario: | We present the study of a refuse deposit associated with feeding activities in the archaeological site Agua Amarga (Tupungato department, Middle West of Mendoza province). This is a residencial site of multiple activities located in the foothill in Valle de Uco, to 1000 masl. We dated ceramics and vegetal remains that locate the context in the late period and during regional inca domination. Our goal is to study strategies of processing, consumption and discarding of foods that also contribute in the discussion on the prehispanic strategies of subsistence in the North and Center of Mendoza province. In this paper we applied specific methods and techniques for the identification and the analysis of the remains, and we propose alternative hypotheses on this context. Materials recovered, majority of them burnt and very fragmented, include macro archaebotanical remains (mainly Zea mays and Phaseulus vulgaris), bone remains (some elements identified as Lama sp.), fragments of different ceramic containers and grinding stones. Finally, we discuss practices associated with food and subsistence, especially in terms of production and consumption of maize in the area. |
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