Archaeological evidence of cherimoya (Annona cherimolia Mill.) and guanabana (Annona muricata L.) in ancient Peru

Duccio Bonavia; Carlos M. Ochoa; Óscar Tovar S; Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino

doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0509:AEOCAC]2.0.CO;2

Archaeological evidence of cherimoya (Annona cherimolia Mill.) and guanabana (Annona muricata L.) in ancient Peru

Duccio Bonavia, Carlos M. Ochoa, Óscar Tovar S, Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	509-522
Number of pages	14
Journal	Economic Botany
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0509:AEOCAC]2.0.CO;2
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Annona cherimolia
Annona muricata
Archaeology
Cherimoya
Guanabana
Peru

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