Archaeological Evidence of Cherimoya (Annona Cherimolia Mill.) and Guanabana (Annona Muricata L.) in Ancient Peru

The results of this study confirm the presence of both guanabana and cherimoya in ancient Peru. Our evidence consists of linguistic data and botanical remains of plants that were found in archaeological contexts, as well as ceramic phytomorphic representations of the fruits.

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Published inEconomic botany Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 509 - 522
Main Authors Bonavia, Duccio, Ochoa, Carlos M, Tovar S, Óscar, Palomino, Rodolfo Cerrón
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg The New York Botanical Garden Press 01.12.2004
Bronx, NY Springer
New York Botanical Garden Press
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Annona cherimolia
Annona muricata
Archaeology
Biological and medical sciences
Botany
cherimoya
CONTENTS
Crops
Economic botany
Fruit trees
Fruits
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Generalities. Genetics. Plant material
Genetics and breeding of economic plants
guanabana
Highlands
Origin, evolution, domestication
Peru
Plant material
Plants
River basins
Seeds
Valleys
Words
South America
Peru
America
Archaeology
Fruit
Fruit crop
Ancient ceramics
Ethnobotany
Dicotyledones
Angiospermae
Spermatophyta
Annonaceae
Fruit tree
Annona cherimola
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Summary:The results of this study confirm the presence of both guanabana and cherimoya in ancient Peru. Our evidence consists of linguistic data and botanical remains of plants that were found in archaeological contexts, as well as ceramic phytomorphic representations of the fruits.
ISSN:0013-0001
1874-9364
DOI:10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0509:AEOCAC]2.0.CO;2