People and plants in ancient western North America / edited by Paul E. Minnis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Minnis, Paul E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleo-Indians--Ethnobotany--West (U.S.).

Paleo-Indians.

Ethnobotany.

Paleo-Indians--Ethnobotany--Southwest, New.

Paleoethnobotany--West (U.S.).

Paleoethnobotany.

Paleoethnobotany--Southwest, New.

Plant remains (Archaeology)--West (U.S.).

Plant remains (Archaeology).

Plant remains (Archaeology)--Southwest, New.

Plants, Useful--West (U.S.).

Plants, Useful.

Plants, Useful--Southwest, New.

New Southwest.

Physical Description:

xiv, 474 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington : Smithsonian Books, [2004]

Summary:

This companion to People and Plants in Eastern North America (1-58834-133-X HC/ 1-58834-108-9 PB) presents the latest information on the use of native plants, the history of crops and their uses, and the impact of humans on their environment. It not only contributes to our understanding of the lives of prehistoric people, it serves as a guide for designing environmentally sustainable lives today.

Contents:

Chapter 1 People and Plants in Prehistoric Western North America: An Introduction / Paul E. Minnis 1

Chapter 2 Southwest Overview: History, Archaeology, and Environment / Paul E. Minnis 17

Chapter 3 Wild Plant Use in the North American Southwest / Lisa W. Huckell, Mollie S. Toll 37

Chapter 4 Corn, Crops, and Cultivation in the North American Southwest / Suzanne K. Fish 115

Chapter 5 Anthropogenic Ecology of the North American Southwest / Karen R. Adams 167

Chapter 6 Great Basin Paleoethnobotany / Linda Scott Cummings 205

Chapter 7 Paleoethnobotany in California / Julia E. Hammett, Elizabeth J. Lawlor 278

Chapter 8 Paleoethnobotany in the Northwest / Dana Lepofsky 367.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1588341739

1588341747

OCLC:

52937826