Book
Seasonality, predictibility, and plant use strategies at San Jacinto 1, northern Colombia
UMI Dissertation Services • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1999 • Pages:
By: Bonzani, Renée Marie.
Abstract
This dissertation and the dissertation by Oyuela-Caycedo (1993) are about the sites San Jacinto 1 and San Jacinto 2 in the savanna of Bolívar, in northern Columbia. They were co-directors of the San Jacinto project. Bonzani analyzed the plant remains from San Jacinto 1. Her analysis confirms Oyuela-Caycedo's conclusion that the site was a special pupose site used to process wild grasses for food and possible storage at another site. There are no signs of cultivation of these plants, instead, the people probably closely monitored the area to determine when to harvest the grasses. The people who used the site practiced a 'logistic mobility strategy tied into the seasonality of the area,' (page 241). Bonzani also determined the site was located near a stream, in a savannah with a dry season that lasted around 7 1/2 months. As this document is a dissertation, Bonzani extensively discusses the different theories concerning optimal foraging, risk management, origins of agriculture, definitions of savannas, etc. She also interviewed people in the San Jacinto area to gather data on the ethnobotany of the modern plants. Appendix 1 presents the results of this research and also discusses past uses of these plants. This section was mostly coded for flora, code 137. Only the archaeological data from northwest South America was indexed for other OCM (Outline of Cultural Material) subjects. This document contains unreadable photographs.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2001
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Northwestern South America
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2000
- Field Date
- October 1991-April 1992
- Coverage Date
- 6000 BP - 5300 BP
- Coverage Place
- San Jacinto I; Columbia
- Notes
- Renée Marie Bonzani
- UM 9614180
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-527)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Pittsburgh, 1995
- LCSH
- Indians of South America--Antiquities