Plant remains of archaeological site Casa Vieja, Callango (Ica)

Authors

  • José Roque Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Asunción Cano Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Anita Cook Department of Anthropology, The Catholic University of America. Washington

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v10i1.2476

Keywords:

paleoethnobotany, plant remains, Ica, Casa Vieja, Callango, Peru

Abstract

A paleoethnobotanical study was carried out at the Middle Horizon archaeological site of Casa Vieja, located in Callango within the Lower Ica Valley. A total of 23 species were identified, all determined to be of the Magnoliopyta Division, 78 % (or 18 species) were Magnoliopsid and 22% (or 15 species) Liliopsid. The Fabaceae are the best represented family with 6 species. Most of the analyzed samples correspond to seeds of Gossypium barbadense “cotton”. Seventy percent of the species were probably used as food; 48% for artifact-making and construction and 52% for medicinal and curative purposes.

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Published

07/15/2003

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How to Cite

Roque, José, Asunción Cano, and Anita Cook. 2003. “Plant Remains of Archaeological Site Casa Vieja, Callango (Ica)”. Revista Peruana De Biología 10 (1): 33-43. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v10i1.2476.