
First Record of the Puruha Paleodiet through the Recovery of Botanical Microremains in Archaeological Artifacts, Ecuador. This paper shows the first archaeobotanical records of plant microremains (phytoliths and starches) recovered from ceramic bowls and lithic tools from two archaeological sites of the Puruha culture: SC-03 Lluishi (AD 320–370 ± 20) and SI-02 Huavalac (AD 950 ± 20). For this purpose, laboratory physicochemical analyses such as sonication and microextraction were applied. The results have shown the paleodiet of the pre-Hispanic Puruhaes from the Guano River micro-basin since 1700 years ago, through the identification of the production and management of plant resources, food consumption and culinary practices; revealing the importance of the food heritage of maize, tubers (potato and melloco), roots (achira, sweet potato and yucca) and fruits (tuna and chili).
Este artículo muestra los primeros registros arqueobotánicos de microrrestos vegetales (fitolitos y almidones) recuperados de cuencos cerámicos y herramientas líticas de dos sitios arqueológicos de la cultura puruhá: SC-03 Lluishi (320-370 ± 20 DC) y SI-02 Huavalac (950 ± 20 DC). Para ello se aplicaron análisis fisicoquímicos de laboratorio como la sonicación y la microextracción. Los resultados evidencian la paleodieta de los puruhaes prehispánicos de la microcuenca del río Guano desde hace 1700 años, a través de la identificación de la producción y gestión de los recursos vegetales, el consumo de alimentos y las prácticas culinarias; revelando la importancia del patrimonio alimentario del maíz, los tubérculos (papa y melloco), las raíces (achira, camote y yuca) y las frutas (tuna y ají).
phytoliths, Archaeobotany, Ecuador, paleodiet, Puruha, starch grains, food heritage
phytoliths, Archaeobotany, Ecuador, paleodiet, Puruha, starch grains, food heritage
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