Investigating Ancient Maya Foodways in the Copan Valley, Honduras: Macrobotanical Analysis from Late Classic to Postclassic Middens in the Rio Amarillo East Pocket
Author(s): Anarrubenia Capellin Ortega
Year: 2018
Summary
Within the Copan Valley a dearth of macrobotanical assemblages have been analyzed, and most that were focused on the area within or close to the Acropolis. As part of a larger project investigating ancient practices of sustainability within the Copan Valley, macrobotanical remains recovered through flotation from two commoner communities, Site 29 and Quebrada Piedras Negras, Group C, in the Rio Amarillo East Pocket have been analyzed. Due to acidic soil in the area both bone and other types of botanicals have not survived well, thus charred materials offer the best opportunity for gaining insight into past food practices in this area.
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Investigating Ancient Maya Foodways in the Copan Valley, Honduras: Macrobotanical Analysis from Late Classic to Postclassic Middens in the Rio Amarillo East Pocket. Anarrubenia Capellin Ortega. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 443613)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica: Maya highlands
Spatial Coverage
min long: -94.57; min lat: 13.112 ; max long: -87.759; max lat: 17.937 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 21514