"LET'S DRINK TOGETHER": EARLY CEREMONIAL USE OF MAIZE IN THE TITICACA BASIN

Since the Formative times, maize is and has been a highly valued social commodity in the Andes, particularly in the form of a traditional beer called chicha. While chicha production is well attested in the archaeology and ethnohistory of Andean states, the emergence of maize symbolism in earlier soc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Latin American Antiquity. - Society for American Archaeology. - 23(2012), 3, Seite 235-258
1. Verfasser: Logan, Amanda L. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hastorf, Christine A., Pearsall, Deborah M.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Latin American Antiquity
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Physical sciences Social sciences Applied sciences Behavioral sciences Business