Wild foods, woodland fuels, and cultivation through the Ceramic and Early Historical periods in Araucanía, Southern Chile (400–1850 ce)

C Roa Solís, A Delgado Orellana, DQ Fuller… - Vegetation History and …, 2024 - Springer
This paper re-evaluates the economic organization of native populations living in Southern
Chile through the Ceramic and Early Historical periods (400–1850 ce), by redressing the …

South American Archaeological Isotopic Database, a regional-scale multi-isotope data compendium for research

L Pezo-Lanfranco, P Mut, J Chávez, T Fossile… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The South American Archaeological Isotopic Database (SAAID) is a comprehensive
open-access resource that aggregates all available bioarchaeological stable and radiogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the culinary significance of maize in the Araucanía, Southern Chile: Evidence from organic residue analysis of pre-colonial pottery

JA Montalvo-Cabrera, R Campbell… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Maize, one of the primary crops cultivated in South America, has achieved significant
interest in regional archaeology. However, the study of maize in regions considered …

Pre-Hispanic dogs of the semi-arid north of Chile: chronology, morphology and mortuary context of the EL olivar site

LG Venanzi, FJ Prevosti, P González… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The article presents an analysis of four canid skeletons recovered at the El Olivar
archaeological site (Semi-arid North of Chile). The aims of the study were to determine their …

First records of pre-Colonial dogs in Central Chile

LG Venanzi, D Pavlovic, JR Benavides - Journal of Archaeological Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, skeletal remains of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) have been discovered
in Chile, revealing their wide geographic distribution during pre-Colonial times, along with …

Unraveling Island Economies through Organic Residue Analysis: The Case of Mocha Island (Southern Chile)

JA Montalvo-Cabrera, AC Colonese… - Latin American …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Biophysical conditions played a fundamental role in early human colonization of insular
territories, particularly in food-producing societies dealing with limited resources and the …

Revisiting the evidence of the Arenal 1 site: Chronologies and human interactions in central southern Chile

K Buhring, A McAlister, B Kneebone… - The Journal of Island …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The Arenal 1 site in central southern Chile is renowned for its chicken DNA evidence
suggesting pre-Columbian contacts with Polynesia. Debates around the chronology of the …

Uso de plantas por grupos cazadores recolectores pescadores marinos en el sitio San Juan 1, Chiloé (~ 6.000–400 años cal. ap)

KG Inostroza, CB Pantelis, OR Baez - Boletín de la Sociedad Chilena …, 2023 - boletin.scha.cl
Se presentan los resultados de los análisis arqueobotánicos (carporrestos y microfósiles)
del sitio arqueológico San Juan 1, ubicado en la localidad homónima en la costa interior de …

Geófitas Litorales en Contextos Arqueológicos de la Costa Arreica, Norte de Chile

C Silva Díaz, M De Ugarte Greene… - CUHSO (Temuco …, 2023 - SciELO Chile
Se evalúa el aporte de geófitas en la alimentación de poblaciones de la costa arreica a
partir del análisis de material arqueobotánico proveniente de nuevas excavaciones en el …

Organic residue analysis in Latin American archaeology: Past, present, and future perspectives

I Lantos, C Chaile, VP Careaga, L de Salazar… - … - Wiley Online Library
Organic residue analysis (ORA) studies residual anthropogenic organic molecules within
archaeological matrices, offering valuable insights into various research inquiries. Despite …