Pre-Hispanic Datura ferox L. in the Southern Andes: archaeobotanical evidence from an Inca archaeological site in Salta, Argentina.

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dc.creatorAmuedo, Claudia Gabriela
dc.creatorLema, Veronica Soledad
dc.date2023-09
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-02T01:23:11Z
dc.date.available2024-08-02T01:23:11Z
dc.descriptionDespite some consensus, the origins and dissemination routes of the different species of Datura remain controversial. Various sources like documents, ancient art and archaeobotanical remains from the Old World add to the archaeological, chemical, archaeobotanical and ethnobotanical evidence from the New World, contributing to the debate. This paper presents a synthesis of earlier research on Datura and the new results obtained from our analysis of the botanical remains from the archaeological site of Guitián in Northwestern Argentina, which reveal the presence of Datura ferox seeds within the context of rituals. There is evidence that the seeds had been processed and were possibly the remains of fermented maize beer (chicha) which was drunk on an Inca ceremonial structure (ushnu). Direct dating of the seeds reveals that they are from the 15th century ce. This confirms the presence of D. ferox in South America in pre-Hispanic times and adds to the list of psychoactive plants used by the inhabitants of the Inca empire.
dc.descriptionFil: Amuedo, Claudia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Lema, Veronica Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
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dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/226368
dc.identifierAmuedo, Claudia Gabriela; Lema, Veronica Soledad; Pre-Hispanic Datura ferox L. in the Southern Andes: archaeobotanical evidence from an Inca archaeological site in Salta, Argentina.; Springer; Vegetation History And Archaeobotany; 9-2023; 1-17
dc.identifier0939-6314
dc.identifierCONICET Digital
dc.identifierCONICET
dc.identifier.urihttps://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/175303
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00334-023-00967-5
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectARCHAEOBOTANY
dc.subjectDATURA
dc.subjectINCAS
dc.subjectPSYCHOACTIVE DRINK
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.titlePre-Hispanic Datura ferox L. in the Southern Andes: archaeobotanical evidence from an Inca archaeological site in Salta, Argentina.
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