Starch Analyses on Culinary Equipment from Chavin de Huantar

Mesía-Montenegro C.; Weber S.L. · Latin American Antiquity (2024) · DOI: 10.1017/laq.2023.28

Resumen

Excavations at the Wacheqsa sector from Chavin de Huantar identified contexts from the Middle Formative (1100-900 BC) and Late Formative (900-550 BC) periods. We present results of starch analysis conducted in culinary equipment (ceramics) retrieved from domestic occupations and a large midden. Microbotanical analysis revealed a variety of plant food resources, such as maize, beans, olluco, and possibly chili peppers. Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for American Archaeology.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada del Norte