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Pre-Columbian Diets In The Soconusco Revisited: A Dietary Study Through Stable Isotopic Analysis, Diana Moreiras Reynaga
Pre-Columbian Diets In The Soconusco Revisited: A Dietary Study Through Stable Isotopic Analysis, Diana Moreiras Reynaga
Diana K Moreiras Reynaga
This MA thesis focuses on the study of pre-Columbian subsistence and dietary patterns through the use of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of human samples (n = 20) recovered from the Acapetahua, Mazatán, and Río Naranjo zones in the Soconusco region—located in the present-day state of Chiapas, México and the Northeastern coast of Guatemala. The stable isotope results in this study demonstrate the heterogeneity of ancient human diets in the Soconusco region, illustrating the complexity of ancient people’s lifeways from the Late Archaic (3500-1900 cal. B.C.) to the Late Postclassic (A.D. 1250-1530) periods. Further, the presence of C₄ plant …
Ancient Maize Map, Version 1.1: An Online Database And Mapping Program For Studying The Archaeology Of Maize In The Americas, Michael Blake, Bruce Benz, Nicholas Jakobesn, Ryan Wallace, Sue Formosa, Kisha Supernant, Diana Moreiras Reynaga, Alex Wong
Ancient Maize Map, Version 1.1: An Online Database And Mapping Program For Studying The Archaeology Of Maize In The Americas, Michael Blake, Bruce Benz, Nicholas Jakobesn, Ryan Wallace, Sue Formosa, Kisha Supernant, Diana Moreiras Reynaga, Alex Wong
Diana K Moreiras Reynaga
An interactive online database for gathering information about ancient maize samples that have been discovered in archaeological sites and other contexts throughout the Americas.
Ancient Cacao Map, Version 1.0: An Online Database And Mapping Program For Studying The Archaeology Of Cacao In The Americas, Diana Moreiras Reynaga
Ancient Cacao Map, Version 1.0: An Online Database And Mapping Program For Studying The Archaeology Of Cacao In The Americas, Diana Moreiras Reynaga
Diana K Moreiras Reynaga
An interactive online database for gathering information about ancient cacao samples that have been discovered in archaeological sites and other contexts throughout the Americas.
Thinking And Drinking Chocolate: The Origins, Distribution, And Significance Of Cacao In Mesoamerica, Diana Moreiras Reynaga
Thinking And Drinking Chocolate: The Origins, Distribution, And Significance Of Cacao In Mesoamerica, Diana Moreiras Reynaga
Diana K Moreiras Reynaga
This paper examines cacao’s (Theobroma cacao L.) physical and chemical composition, ecology, distribution and habitat and summarizes the recent archaeological research on cacao, mapping its distribution as shown by various lines of archaeological evidence. Existing hypotheses for cacao’s spread are discussed and illustrated using a GIS mapping of detailed topographic maps of South and Central America. By focusing on the potential paths which cacao could have been transported and grown (at elevations ranging from sea-level to 1000 m) it is possible to eliminate many previously proposed routes, and pinpoint the most likely locations for the cacao’s earliest and subsequent dispersals. …