Madera Carbonizada en Contextos Funerarios De La Jefatura De Río Grande, Panamá: Antracología en El Sitio De El Caño

Abstract

El análisis antracológico realizado en el sito de El Caño (provincia de Coclé, Panamá) nos permite hacer una primera aproximación a las posibilidades que este tipo de análisis arqueobotánico proporciona para el estudio de las sociedades de jefatura, y específi-camente de sus contextos funerarios. La identificación de los recursos leñosos utilizados, y el establecimiento de hipótesis acerca de su posible función en relación con el ritual mortuorio, es fundamental para poder profundizar en la comprensión del ritual y de la gestión de los recursos realizada por las jefaturas en el istmo de Panamá.Palabras claves: antracología, arqueobotánica, jefaturas, contextos funerarios, recursos leñosos.

An archaeobotanical and stable isotope approach to changing agricultural practices in the NW Mediterranean region around 4000 BC

“…Sediment samples were obtained but they were not processed until 2015. Charcoal analyses for the site were already published ( Martín Seijo and PIqué i Huerta, 2008 ) and a monography is currently in press, where the seed and fruit remains will also be published ( Antolín, in press ). Most archaeobotanical remains come from one unit (88) with a presumable use as combustion feature or a refilling of a pit with material from a combustion feature.…”

Wood in Pre-Columbian Funerary Rituals: A Case Study from El Caño (Panama, AD 880–1020)

“…The ceremonial area contains stone structures including a cobblestone pathway, two alignments of basalt columns and a group of 37 stone sculptures, two altars and two carved columns (Verril, 1927;Zelsman, 1959;Doyle, 1960;Cooke, 1976;Mayo, 2013a, 2013b;Mayo et al 2020). Inhumations of multiple individuals, buried to accompany the high-ranking members of the society in their afterlife, have been recorded inside the tombs (Guinea and Mayo 2013, Mayo and Carles 2015, Mayo et al 2016, 2020, 2021a, 2021b.…”

“…The exploitation of mangals was previously attested by the presence of RHIZOPHORA SPP. in a post-hole in Tomb 7 (Martín-Seijo et al 2018) and in six features in Assemblage 5, one of which also contained another mangrove species such as PELLICIERA RHIZOPHORAE (Martín-Seijo et al 2016). The nearest mangals are located several kilometres downstream at the mouth of the Río Grande.…”

“…The complex societies that emerged in Panama c. AD 750-800 developed a diversified management of natural resources (Linares 1977, Cooke 2004, Cooke et al 2003, Dickau 2010, Mayo and Carles 2015, including wild plant resources such as wood (Martín-Seijo et al 2016 and resins (Kaal et al 2016(Kaal et al , 2020, amongst others (Dickau 2010). El Caño (Coclé province, Panama) is an archaeological site including a ceremonial area and a necropolis with multiple burials (Mayo and Carles 2015, Mayo et al 2016, 2020 similar to those of Sitio Conte (Lothrop 1934(Lothrop , 1937. Inside the large tombs of El Caño, different burial episodes have been identified, more specifically the interment of multiple individuals to accompany elite in their afterlife (Mayo et al 2016(Mayo et al , 2020.…”

“…El Caño (Coclé province, Panama) is an archaeological site including a ceremonial area and a necropolis with multiple burials (Mayo and Carles 2015, Mayo et al 2016, 2020 similar to those of Sitio Conte (Lothrop 1934(Lothrop , 1937. Inside the large tombs of El Caño, different burial episodes have been identified, more specifically the interment of multiple individuals to accompany elite in their afterlife (Mayo et al 2016(Mayo et al , 2020. The highranking individuals were accompanied by rich mortuary assemblages such as pectorals, ear ornaments, pendants, belts and bracelets made of tumbaga or gold, as well as other objects made of resin, copper, stone and bone, massive amounts of ceramics and perishable goods (Guinea and Mayo 2013, Mayo and Carles 2015, Mayo et al 2016, Kaal et al 2020, 2021a, 2021b.…”