The vegetables of the ancestors: The ritual botanical offerings of the Chancay culture in Cerro Colorado, Huaura valley

Archaeological investigations with excavations carried out in the Cerro Colorado funerary area have made it possible to identify as part of the funerary contexts, abundant botanical remains placed inside ceramic deposits, which have been placed as part of the mortuary offerings at the same time of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Dalen Luna, Pieter Van
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/20268
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/Arqueo/article/view/20268
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:funerary ritual
archeology
ritual food
Huaura valley
Chancay culture
ritual funerario
arqueología
comida ritual
valle de Huaura
cultura Chancay
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Summary:Archaeological investigations with excavations carried out in the Cerro Colorado funerary area have made it possible to identify as part of the funerary contexts, abundant botanical remains placed inside ceramic deposits, which have been placed as part of the mortuary offerings at the same time of the ritual. funeral or time after. The identification of the botanical species reveals that edible parts of plants such as corn, were very recurrent, placed as part of the food of the dead.