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Aquatic Adaptations in Mesoamerica : Subsistence Activities in Ethnoarchaeological Perspective.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Williams, Eduardo.
Series:
Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology
Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology ; v.15
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Aquaculture--Mexico--History.
Aquaculture.
Aquaculture--Central America--History.
Subsistence economy--Mexico.
Subsistence economy.
Subsistence economy--Central America.
Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings--Mexico.
Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings.
Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings--Central America.
Ethnoarchaeology--Mexico.
Ethnoarchaeology.
Ethnoarchaeology--Central America.
Antiquities.
Central America--Antiquities.
Central America.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (290 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Archaeopress, 2022.
Summary:
This book explores the subsistence strategies that ancient Mesoamericans implemented to survive and thrive in their environments. It discusses the natural settings, production sites, techniques, artifacts, cultural landscapes, traditional knowledge, and other features linked to human subsistence in aquatic environments.
Contents:
Cover
Title Page
Copyright page
Contents Page
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter I
Introduction
The Mesoamerican Aquatic Lifeway
Ethnoarchaeology
Ethnohistory
Aquatic Adaptations in Mesoamerica
Archaeological Implications
Content and Structure of this Book
Chapter II
The Aquatic Lifeway in Michoacán: Natural Resources and Subsistence Activities
Ethnohistorical Information on Aquatic Subsistence in Michoacán
Ethnographic Analysis and Archaeological Interpretation
The Natural Environment of the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin
Ethnographic Information on Subsistence Activities in the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin
Fishing
Hunting
Manufacture
Subsistence Activities in Aquatic Contexts: Archaeological Markers
Gathering
Final remarks
Chapter III Generated by AI.
Notes:
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ISBN:
9781789699128
1789699126
OCLC:
1341394270

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