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Author:

Minnis, Paul E., author.

Title:

The prehispanic ethnobotany of Paquimé and its neighbors / Paul E. Minnis and Michael E. Whalen.

Publisher:

University of Arizona Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xiv, 158 pages : illustratoins, maps ; 27 cm

Subject:

Ethnobotany--Chihuahua (State)--Chihuahua (State)
Excavations (Archaeology)--Chihuahua (State)--Chihuahua (State)
Antiquities.
Ethnobotany.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Casas Grandes Site (Mexico)
Chihuahua (Mexico : State)--Antiquities.
Mexico--Casas Grandes Site.
Mexico--Chihuahua (State)

Other Authors:

Whalen, Michael E., author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: Paquimé, Its Neighbors, and Ethnobotany -- 1. Environmental Setting -- 2. Foods: Domestic and Community -- 3. Farming -- 4. Wood Use -- 5. Anthropogenic Ecology -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Methodology -- Appendix 2: Taxa Recovered from Our Excavations -- Appendix 3: Data Summaries -- References Cited -- Index -- About the Authors.

Summary:

"This volume is a major ethnobotanical study for the ancient Southwest U.S. and Northwestern Mexico. The results reorient our perspective in the rise of one of the most impressive communities in the international region"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0816540799
9780816540792

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1149359116

LCCN:

2020011822

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)