Investigations at sites across northwestern Honduras—inside and outside the Maya area—have revealed diverse food activities and ingredients. Paralleling the evidence from durable artifact assemblages, we see transformation over time in materials and practices, as well as the movement of elements across the landscape. Botanical evidence points toward a dynamic overlap between northern and southern societies, with northwestern Honduras serving as a sort of regional crossroads. In this article, we compare cuisines from several ancient communities in northwestern Honduras, using microbotanical and macrobotanical residues. We briefly address the political and historic context of the region and provide abridged biographies of several culinary taxa. Of particular interest are milpa annual crops such as maize and squash, managed and cultivated palm species, wild and managed herbaceous species, edible fruit species, and root and tuberous crops such as lerén, sweet potato, and manioc.

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十字路口的美食

对洪都拉斯西北部——玛雅地区内外的地点进行的调查发现，食物活动和成分多种多样。与耐用的人工制品组合的证据相似，我们看到随着时间的推移材料和实践的转变，以及元素在景观中的移动。植物学证据表明北部和南部社会之间存在动态重叠，洪都拉斯西北部是一种区域十字路口。在本文中，我们使用微生物和大型植物残留物比较了洪都拉斯西北部几个古代社区的美食。我们简要介绍了该地区的政治和历史背景，并提供了几个烹饪分类群的简略传记。特别感兴趣的是 milpa 一年生作物，如玉米和南瓜，勒伦、红薯和木薯。