Whitaker, Thomas W. <br/><br/>
Cucurbits in Andean Prehistory. 
Thomas W. Whitaker 
 - Estados Unidos-US :   Society for American Archaeology,   1983. 
 - páginas 576-585:  ilustraciones blanco y negro 
 - Trimestral 
 - vol.48; no. 3 (Jul.1983) 
 - no.3 .
 - Soociety for American Archaeology. .
<br/><br/> Cucurbits were recovered at archaeological sites from three geographical areas: 1) Coastal Perú; 2) The Andean Highlands, and 3) The Andean region of Northern Argentina. Analysis indicates that cucurbits were cultivated in the Coastal Plain of Peru as long ago as 4000-3000 B.C. perhaps longer. Lagenaria siceraria Standl, Cucurbit moschata, Duch, ex. Poir, and the perennial squash, C. ficifolia Bouché were among the first cultigens. At a later date C. maxima duch is recorded from this area. It is probabl that C. moschata and C. ficifolia reached the area from Central America or Mexico.  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>ARQUEOLOGIA FLORA