First Contributions of Charcoal Analysis to the Study of the Specialised Fishing Site of Bayovar-01 (5th–8th Centuries AD), Extreme Northern Coast of Peru
| Autor: | Michelle Elliott, Belkys Gutiérrez Léon, Nicolas Bermeo, Vásquez Sánchez Segundo, Nicolas Goepfert |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Archéologie des Amériques (ArchAm), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - UFR Histoire de l'art et archéologie (UP1 UFR03), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1), Archéologies environnementales, Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité (ArScAn), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
010506 paleontology
Archeology [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory anthracology Fishing firewood Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Firewood 01 natural sciences smoking practices fishing site Paleoethnobotany 0601 history and archaeology Charcoal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Anthracology Desert (philosophy) 060102 archaeology Sechura desert Excavation 06 humanities and the arts 15. Life on land Archaeology Geography visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Archaeobotany |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Archaeology Environmental Archaeology, Taylor & Francis, 2021, 26 (2), pp.146-158. ⟨10.1080/14614103.2018.1563981⟩ Environmental Archaeology, 2021, 26 (2), pp.146-158. ⟨10.1080/14614103.2018.1563981⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1749-6314 1461-4103 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14614103.2018.1563981 |
| Popis: | International audience; Recent archaeological excavations carried out at the site of Bayovar-01 (occupied from the 5th to 8th centuries AD) in the Sechura Desert provide new data on the activities and adaptations of the desert’s ancient inhabitants. The presence of two small structures, a large activity area containing a significant amount of fish remains and traces of large hearths, indicate that Bayovar-01 was an opportunistic settlement, benefitting from favourable environmental conditions and serving as a specialised site for fishing and the preparation of fish. The analysis of charcoal remains from features corresponding to large hearth remains sheds light on practices of firewood gathering and usage. Taxonomic and morphological analyses reveal strong preferences for certain taxa, possible gathering strategies combining dead wood collection and tree felling, the usage of several different tree parts, and consistent combustion conditions across the processing features. Despite selection biases, taxa composition suggests the existence of different environmental conditions in the desert in the past, related to the presence of a palaeo-lagoon. Anthracological analysis thus has a potential that exceeds mere taxonomic identification of firewood, revealing gathering and usage practices, as well as insights into taxa availability that have implications for ecological and environmental variations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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