Phytolith (Material Keyword)

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Real Alto Supplementary Table 1: Pearsall 1979 wood data (2019)

DATASET Deborah M. Pearsall.

Charred wood (macroremains) from Real Alto, Ecuador

Real Alto Supplementary Table 2: Structure 1 microfossil data (2019)

DATASET Deborah M. Pearsall.

Microfossil data from Structure 1 tools, Real Alto, Ecuador

Real Alto Supplementary Table 3: Structure 10 microfossil data (2019)

DATASET Deborah M. Pearsall.

Microfossil data from stone tools from Structure 10, Real Alto, Ecuador

Real Alto Supplementary Table 4: Structure 20 microfossil data (2019)

DATASET Deborah M. Pearsall.

Microfossil data from stone tools and floor sediments from Structure 20, Real Alto, Ecuador

Real Alto Supplementary Table 5: Charnal House Mound microfossil data (2019)

DATASET Deborah M. Pearsall.

Microfossil data from stone tools from Charnal House Mound structures, Real Alto, Ecuador

Real Alto Supplementary Table 6: Dental Calculus microfossil data (2019)

DATASET Deborah M. Pearsall.

Microfossil data from dental calculus samples, Real Alto, Ecuador

Supplementary information files, Food and Society at Real Alto, an Early Formative Community in Southwest Coastal Ecuador

PROJECT Deborah M. Pearsall.

LAA article abstract: We investigate foodways at Real Alto, an early Formative (4400 to 1800 BC) Valdivia site in coastal Ecuador, through starch and phytoliths recovered from 50 stone tools from three residential and two ceremonial structures, and from 46 human dentitions, and consider how food reflects social relationships and economy of the community. Maize was important in daily meals and ceremonial foods by Middle Valdivia (2800-2400 BC), but only one component of an agricultural system...