The prevailing flora and fauna in the prehispanic site of San Andrés, valle de Zapotitán, department of La Libertad

Abstract

There are few investigations in El Salvador on natural resources and the historical rescue of the different uses of the fauna and flora species accompanying the life of those communities in prehispanic sites. Landscapes have undoubtedly been modified throughout history. Given this, the need arises for a study to lay the foundations on botany and zoology applied to archaeology. This gives way to a bibliographic research on the archaeological site of San Andrés, with the purpose to provide the Salvadorean society with interesting facts on Archaeobotany and Archaeozoology. In order to obtain recent information and deepen on the richness of this site, field trips were programmed so as to gather information on the current floral and animal components and therefore study the museum at the site to identify phytomorphic and zoomorphic elements.

Entorno, octubre 2017, número 64: 142-150