Ilex Vomitoria (Other Keyword)

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Were the Wichita Using Ilex Vomitoria While Living Along the Arkansas River In Kansas (2015)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Sheila Jon Hauser.

Were the Wichita consuming Ilex vomitoria in a ritual context while living in the Arkansas River Basin in Kansas? Prior to moving into the Arkansas river basin the Caddoan speaking tribes of Wichita were located further south in Oklahoma and Texas where Ilex vomitoria grows naturally and was consumed, however it is not a plant that naturally thrives in Kansas. To determine if there is evidence of Ilex vomitoria use FTIR Testing was performed on pottery shreds around one small vessel found at...