Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru

Furthermore, #sedimentanalysis revealed #microbotanical remains of crops like #maize (Zea mays), and plants used for basketry and matting (like Typha and Salix). This suggests that goods were deliberately deposited, exchanged, or transported in woven containers at this strategically located site

A microbotanical and microwear perspective to plant proce... Çatalhöyük is a renowned archaeological site in central A...

Original study:

C. G. Santiago-Marrero et al., A #microbotanical and #microwear perspective to #plant #processing activities and #foodways at #Neolithic #Çatalhöyük, @PLOSONE 16(6), 2021. 🔓

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Adding more #PlantFood to the #Neolithic menu:

Analysis of #microbotanical remains and #UseWear traces in stone implements offers new insight into the use of wild #plant resources and a diverse diet at #Catalhöyük (Turkey).

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/599641 via...