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Growing the Taraco Peninsula : indigenous agricultural landscapes / Maria C. Bruno.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bruno, Maria C. (Maria Christina), 1976- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Bolivia--Taraco (Municipio)--History.
- Agriculture.
- Indians of South America--Agriculture--Bolivia--Taraco (Municipio)--History.
- Indians of South America.
- Traditional farming--Bolivia--Taraco (Municipio)--History.
- Traditional farming.
- Plant remains (Archaeology)--Bolivia--Taraco (Municipio).
- Plant remains (Archaeology).
- Environmental archaeology--Bolivia--Taraco (Municipio).
- Environmental archaeology.
- Botany--Research--Bolivia--Taraco (Municipio).
- Botany.
- Sustainable agriculture--Bolivia--Taraco (Municipio).
- Sustainable agriculture.
- Taraco (La Paz, Bolivia : Municipio)--Antiquities.
- Taraco (La Paz, Bolivia : Municipio).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 232 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- Other Title:
- Path to Open
- Place of Publication:
- Denver, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Examines the early history of farming (1500 BCE to 1150 CE) on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia drawing upon ethnographic insights from modern-day Indigenous farming practices and archaeological evidence to explore the landscapes and human-plant relationships that were shaped by Indigenous communities and their agricultural practices"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Indigenous agriculture and resurgent communities : defining Taraco Peninsula landscapes
- Taraco Peninsula communities : space, place, and time
- Field preparation : earth, water, and variability
- Planting : growing domesticated plants
- Tending : wild plants and domesticated animals
- Harvesting and processing : transforming plants into food (Part 1)
- Eating : transforming plants for food (Part 2)
- Agricultural taskscapes : resurgent communities of the Taraco Peninsula.
- Notes:
- Title from online title page (viewed on November 4, 2024).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bruno, Maria C. 1976- Growing the Taraco Peninsula
- ISBN:
- 9781646426133
- 1646426134
- OCLC:
- 1424745015
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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