scispace - formally typeset
M

María Lelia Pochettino

Researcher at National University of La Plata

Publications -  73
Citations -  775

María Lelia Pochettino is an academic researcher from National University of La Plata. The author has contributed to research in topics: Subsistence agriculture & Ethnoecology. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 71 publications receiving 720 citations. Previous affiliations of María Lelia Pochettino include National Scientific and Technical Research Council.

Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Starch grain analysis as a microscopic diagnostic feature in the identification of plant material

Alicia Rita Cortella, +1 more
- 01 Apr 1994 - 
TL;DR: Its morphological characteristics are studied through the analysis of samples from different origin and different preservation conditions, as flours, commercial starches, drugs, spices and archaeological remains (especially carbonized material).
Journal ArticleDOI

Pre-Hispanic horticulture in the Paraná Delta (Argentina): archaeological and historical evidence

Mariano Bonomo, +3 more
- 05 Dec 2011 - 
TL;DR: The results of starch grains analysis from six archaeological sites of the Parana Delta (Argentina), ranging from 1302 to 1492 years cal. ad, confirm the pre-Hispanic presence of cultivars in the area as mentioned in this paper.
Journal Article

Conocimiento botánico tradicional, circulación comercial y consumo de plantas medicinales en un área urbana de Argentina

María Lelia Pochettino, +3 more
- 01 Jan 2008 - 
TL;DR: It was possible to conclude that the users have a hybrid knowledge (product of traditional wisdom combined with information of diverse nature) whereas the commercialization is generally based on the requirements of the market and under the common name of the plant, becoming indispensable to identify the “complexes” of plants that are found under a same label.
Journal ArticleDOI

Pathways as "signatures in landscape": towards an ethnography of mobility among the Mbya-Guaraní (Northeastern Argentina)

Marta Crivos, +9 more
- 05 Jan 2007 - 
TL;DR: It is suggested that the landscape design resulting from these trips should not be considered a consensual or collective strategy of the whole community; it is rather the result of the daily strategies of individuals, which involves the selection of resources mainly based on each individual's knowledge and interests.
Journal ArticleDOI

Hallucinogenic snuff from northwestern Argentina : Microscopical identification of Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (Fabaceae) in powdered archaeological material

María Lelia Pochettino, +2 more
- 01 Apr 1999 - 
TL;DR: The powdered material contained in one of the tubes was identified as cebil by comparison with reference material and specialized literature to confirm the hypothesis generated from ethnographical sources, that the rape (snuff) complex was associated with the consumption of Anadenanthera colubrina var.