✦ LIBER ✦
Altiplano comestible earths: Prehistoric and historic geophagy of Highland Peru and Bolivia
✍ Scribed by David L. Browman; James N. Gundersen
- Book ID
- 102844365
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 780 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-6353
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✦ Synopsis
Research on comestible earths utilized in the Andes indicates that they have a history of use of at least 2500 years. A hypothesis proposed for the origin of geophagy suggests a considerably greater time depth. Comestible earths discussed involve those with physiological, cultural, or medicinal components. This analysis includes 27 indigenously recognized earths.