Nilesh W Gaikwad
Biographic Data
| ID | 312547 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nilesh W Gaikwad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nilesh W |
| FAMILY NAME | Gaikwad |
| SIGNATURE | GAIKWAD N W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4087-3266 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Datura Ritual Complex in the Mississippian Southeast
In the American Southwest and northern Mexico, it has long been argued that ceramic vessels with exterior surfaces that are covered with small nodes are Datura seed pod effigies. Datura is a genus of flowering plants containing psychoactive alkaloids that, when consumed, can induce hallucinations. Scholars have argued that these noded vessels were part of a ritual complex originating in Mexico and spreading throughout the Southwest. In his 2012 a…
Production Matters
Recent absorbed residue studies have confirmed that ceramic and shell containers were used for consuming Datura in precolumbian times. Until now, no one has identified what tools precolumbian people used to produce a concentrated hallucinogenic concoction. In this study, we used mass spectrometry to identify Datura residues (a flowering plant with hallucinogenic properties) in two late precolumbian composite bottles from the Central Arkansas Rive…
Absorbed Residue Evidence for Prehistoric Datura Use in the American Southeast and Western Mexico
Absorbed residue studies have been used in subsistence research for decades. Only more recently have the chemical methods employed been used to explore the consumption of ritual concoctions such as those including cacao, yaupon holly, and alcohol. In this article we use mass spectrometry to identify Datura residues in prehistoric contexts from western Mexico and the American Southeast. Datura is a genus of flowering plants that contain hallucinog…
Cautionary tales on the identification of caffeinated beverages in North America
El chile y los olmecas de San Lorenzo
El centro olmeca de San Lorenzo, ocupado durante el periodo Preclásico inferior de 1800-1000 cal aC, alcanzó un desarrollo social único en Mesoamérica. Diferentes factores climáticos y culturales dificultan la preservación de materiales orgánicos en el sitio. El chile, Capsicum sp., fue uno de los frutos más difundidos y utilizados por las poblaciones prehispánicas mesoamericanas; por desgracia, se cuenta con muy poca evidencia arqueológica de su…
Cautionary tales on the identification of caffeinated beverages in North America
Absorbed Residue Evidence for Prehistoric Datura Use in the American Southeast and Western Mexico
Absorbed residue studies have been used in subsistence research for decades. Only more recently have the chemical methods employed been used to explore the consumption of ritual concoctions such as those including cacao, yaupon holly, and alcohol. In this article we use mass spectrometry to identify Datura residues in prehistoric contexts from western Mexico and the American Southeast. Datura is a genus of flowering plants that contain hallucinog…
Production Matters
Recent absorbed residue studies have confirmed that ceramic and shell containers were used for consuming Datura in precolumbian times. Until now, no one has identified what tools precolumbian people used to produce a concentrated hallucinogenic concoction. In this study, we used mass spectrometry to identify Datura residues (a flowering plant with hallucinogenic properties) in two late precolumbian composite bottles from the Central Arkansas Rive…
A Datura Ritual Complex in the Mississippian Southeast
In the American Southwest and northern Mexico, it has long been argued that ceramic vessels with exterior surfaces that are covered with small nodes are Datura seed pod effigies. Datura is a genus of flowering plants containing psychoactive alkaloids that, when consumed, can induce hallucinations. Scholars have argued that these noded vessels were part of a ritual complex originating in Mexico and spreading throughout the Southwest. In his 2012 a…
Cautionary tales on the identification of caffeinated beverages in North America
El chile y los olmecas de San Lorenzo
El centro olmeca de San Lorenzo, ocupado durante el periodo Preclásico inferior de 1800-1000 cal aC, alcanzó un desarrollo social único en Mesoamérica. Diferentes factores climáticos y culturales dificultan la preservación de materiales orgánicos en el sitio. El chile, Capsicum sp., fue uno de los frutos más difundidos y utilizados por las poblaciones prehispánicas mesoamericanas; por desgracia, se cuenta con muy poca evidencia arqueológica de su…
Absorbed Residue Evidence for Prehistoric Datura Use in the American Southeast and Western Mexico
Absorbed residue studies have been used in subsistence research for decades. Only more recently have the chemical methods employed been used to explore the consumption of ritual concoctions such as those including cacao, yaupon holly, and alcohol. In this article we use mass spectrometry to identify Datura residues in prehistoric contexts from western Mexico and the American Southeast. Datura is a genus of flowering plants that contain hallucinog…
Production Matters
Recent absorbed residue studies have confirmed that ceramic and shell containers were used for consuming Datura in precolumbian times. Until now, no one has identified what tools precolumbian people used to produce a concentrated hallucinogenic concoction. In this study, we used mass spectrometry to identify Datura residues (a flowering plant with hallucinogenic properties) in two late precolumbian composite bottles from the Central Arkansas Rive…
A Datura Ritual Complex in the Mississippian Southeast
In the American Southwest and northern Mexico, it has long been argued that ceramic vessels with exterior surfaces that are covered with small nodes are Datura seed pod effigies. Datura is a genus of flowering plants containing psychoactive alkaloids that, when consumed, can induce hallucinations. Scholars have argued that these noded vessels were part of a ritual complex originating in Mexico and spreading throughout the Southwest. In his 2012 a…
Geography (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Biology (4 works) · Botany (4 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (3 works) · Datura (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 work) · Botanical Research and Applications (1 work)