The Use of Plants at Río Verde: Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Data

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Classic-Postclassic Transition in Oaxaca" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper discusses the use of plants at Río Verde through the lens of paleoethnobotany. I will present the results of the macrobotanical analysis from the two field seasons (2022 and 2024) and the preliminary results of the microbotanical analysis of the samples collected in 2022. By combining macrobotanical remains (mainly seeds), phytoliths, and starch grains, this paper allows to examine the relationship between the ancient inhabitants of Río Verde and their environment. This paper will mainly address foodways, plant practices, and explore the way botanical remains might have been discarded during the Classic-Postclassic transition.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• The Classic-Postclassic Transition in Oaxaca

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Abstract Id(s): 50910