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Appendix 2: Carbonized Botanical Remains from Sites in Purén and Lumaco

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This chapter reports on the botanical remains recovered from two sites, PU-165 and LU-69. These sites occur at an elevation of 200 masl and are associated with artificial agricultural systems, domestic sites, and ceremonial mounds in the floodplain of the Purén and Lumaco Valley. Radiocarbon dates from raised agricultural platforms in the area indicate a period of occupation from about AD 1220 to 1420. Diagnostic ceramics from the raised fields, associated mounds, and habitation sites date to ca. AD 400 and 1750. The sites, themselves and associated botanical remains, date from the Archaic period to the early Hispanic period in the area.

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Bonzani, R. (2014). Appendix 2: Carbonized Botanical Remains from Sites in Purén and Lumaco. In: The Teleoscopic Polity. Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology, vol 38. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03128-6_13

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