A variety of microfossils such as pollen, starches, phytoliths and cyanobacteria originated from plant foods are trapped in the matrix of dental calculus. Among them, the group of phytoliths stands out, which are microscopic ...
Arriaza, Bernardo; Ogade, Juan P.; Chacama, Juan; Standen, Vivien; Huamán, Luis; Villanueva, Fiorella(Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo de la Universidad Católica del Norte, 2015)
This paper presents the results of botanical analyses undertaken on micro-remains (starch grains) collected from the internal wall and base of five different types of queros of a total of 17 vessels. These queros are ...
The transition from the Middle Preceramic (8000-4500 cal BP) to the Late Preceramic Period (4450-3800 cal BP) in coastal Peru witnessed a dramatic change in both resource management and subsistence practices: lomas ...
