El uso de las almejas de agua dulce en Tamtoc, San Luis Potosí, México

Authors

  • Adrián Velázquez Castro INAH
  • Norma Valentín Maldonado INAH
  • Estela Martínez Mora INAH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51359/2448-2331.2021.252348

Keywords:

Tamtoc , Huasteca , Shell , Unionidae , ornaments

Abstract

Tamtoc was a huastec city that flourished between 400 B.C and the Spanish conquest, occurred in the XVI century. Their inhabitants used different species of mollusk shells to manufacture objects, mostly ornaments. Among them it is noteworthy the presence of species of the Unionidae family (Cyrtonaia tampicoensis, Nephronaias aztecorum and Megalonaias nickliniana), that live in the rivers nearby. In this paper the archaeological evidences of the use of these species as food and as the material to manufacture tools and ornaments will be presented, as well as their ritual use as offering.

Author Biographies

Adrián Velázquez Castro, INAH

Investigador

Norma Valentín Maldonado, INAH

Investigador

Estela Martínez Mora, INAH

Investigador

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Published

2021-11-06

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2021): Conchas Arqueológicas en Mesoámerica

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