Role of wild plant foods among late Holocene hunter-gatherers from Central and North Patagonia (South America): An approach from dental evidence

2007 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 1047-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Bernal ◽  
Paula Novellino ◽  
Paula N. Gonzalez ◽  
S. Ivan Perez
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Hunter Gatherers ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
Wild Plant Foods ◽  
North Patagonia ◽  
Dental Evidence

Miniatures as Ritual Objects: Exploring the Role of Small-Sized Vessels among the Complex Late Holocene Hunter-Gatherers from the Paraná River Lowlands in South America

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-450
Author(s):  
Flavia Ottalagano
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Paraná River ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Hunter Gatherers ◽  
Parana River ◽  
Data Errors ◽  
Northeastern Argentina

This study is the first systematic approach to ceramic miniatures from the lowlands of the Paraná River (northeastern Argentina), which have received marginal attention from regional archaeology. This paper presents an analysis of 24 pottery miniatures recovered from archaeological sites generated by complex Late Holocene hunter-gatherers, dating from between 460±50 and 1056±47 years bp. Morphological and decorative data, errors of manufacture, traces of use and the context of the pieces’ deposition are recorded in order to explore aspects of their variability and functionality. The miniatures correspond to bowls, basins, cups and ‘bell’ artefacts, all of which are commonly found in the regional record. The data obtained suggest that at least some of the sample were used in the symbolic sphere, such as burial offerings.

Antioxidant Potential of Wild Plant Foods

2016 ◽  
pp. 209-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lillian Barros ◽  
Patricia Morales ◽  
Ana Maria Carvalho ◽  
Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Potential ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
Wild Plant Foods

The Role of Shellfish in Prehistoric Economies: A Protein Perspective

1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon M. Erlandson
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Hunter Gatherers ◽  
Subsistence Strategies ◽  
Southeast Alaska ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
Seasonal Basis ◽  
Caloric Requirements ◽  
Shellfish Exploitation

In many prehistoric economies where plant foods supplied a majority of caloric requirements, shellfish may have served as a protein staple, at least on a seasonal basis. This hypothesis is supported with an archaeological example from coastal California, experimental data on shellfish protein yields in southeast Alaska, and review of two previous studies of the economics of shellfish exploitation (Osborn 1977; Parmalee and Klippel 1974). Evaluating the dietary role of shellfish from a protein perspective may have a profound effect on the reconstruction of settlement and subsistence strategies for coastal, riverine, or lacustrine economies, including both hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists.

Nutritional Composition of Some Wild Plant Foods and Honey Used by Hadza Foragers of Tanzania

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn S. Murray ◽  
Margaret J. Schoeninger ◽  
Henry T. Bunn ◽  
Travis R. Pickering ◽  
Judith A. Marlett
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
Wild Plant Foods

Nutrient and Chemical Composition of 13 Wild Plant Foods of Niger

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia A. Cook ◽  
Dorothy J. VanderJagt ◽  
Andrzej Pastuszyn ◽  
Garba Mounkaila ◽  
Robert S. Glew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
Wild Plant Foods
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