| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 779 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Archaeobiology ; number 1 |
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Archaeobiology ; no. 1.
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| Contents |
List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Dog Remains from the Marismas Nacionales; Chapter 3: Coastal Resources in the City of the Gods; Chapter 4: Birds of the Pre-Hispanic Domestic Spheres of Central Mexico; Chapter 5: The Zooarchaeology of Olmec and Epi-Olmec Foodways along Mexico's Gulf Coast; Chapter 6: Animal Use in the Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca, Mexico; Chapter 7: Animal Economies in Prehispanic Southern Mexico; Chapter 8: The Use of Animals by the Pre-Hispanic Maya of the Northern Lowlands |
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Chapter 9: Animal Consumption at the Monumental Center of MayapánChapter 10: Archaeofauna at Isla Cilvituk, Campeche, Mexico: Residential Site Structure and Taphonomy in Postclassic Mesoamerica; Chapter 11: Inferring the Archaeological Context through Taphonomy: The Use of the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Chinikihá, Chiapas; Chapter 12: Late-Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Animal Use by San Pedro Maya and British Populations at Holotunich, Belize; Chapter 13: Archaeological Animals of the Southern Maya Highlands: Zooarchaeology of Kaminaljuyu |
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Chapter 14: Preliminary Analysis of the Zooarchaeology of the San Cristóbal Site, Nicaragua: The Bounty of Mohammed's ParadiseChapter 15: Molluscs as Food in a Prolific Coastal Environment: Evidence for Selective Foraging and Taphonomy from Cueva de los Vampiros (Central Panama); Chapter 16: Pre-Columbian Exploitation of Birds around Panama Bay; Chapter 17: Crawling and Walking at the Same Time: Challenges in "Animal Archaeology" in Northern South America; Chapter 18: The Dog in the Mexican Archaeozoological Record; Chapter 19: Bats in Ancient Mesoamerica |
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Chapter 20: Conclusion: from Zooarchaeological Remains to a Human ContextReferences Cited; List of Contributors; Subject Index; Index of Places; Taxonomic Index of Plant and Animal Species |
| Summary |
"Recognition of the role of animals in ancient diet, economy, politics, and ritual is vital to understanding ancient cultures fully, while following the clues available from animal remains in reconstructing environments is vital to understanding the ancient relationship between humans and the world around them. In response to the growing interest in the field of zooarchaeology, this volume presents current research from across the many cultures and regions of Mesoamerica, dealing specifically with the most current issues in zooarchaeological literature. Geographically, the essays collected here index the different aspects of animal use by the indigenous populations of the entire area between the northern borders of Mexico and the southern borders of lower Central America. This includes such diverse cultures as the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, and Central American Indians. The time frame of the volume extends from the Preclassic to recent times. The book's chapters, written by experts in the field of Mesoamerican zooarchaeology, provide important general background on the domestic and ritual use of animals in early and classic Mesoamerica and Central America, but deal also with special aspects of human-animal relationships such as early domestication and symbolism of animals, and important yet otherwise poorly represented aspects of taphonomy and zooarchaeological methodology."-- Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 631-720) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Animal remains (Archaeology) -- Central America
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Indians of Central America -- Domestic animals
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Indians of Central America -- Food
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Animal remains (Archaeology)
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Antiquities
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Indians of Central America -- Food
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Archäobiologie
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Tiere
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| SUBJECT |
Central America -- Antiquities
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| Subject |
Central America
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Mesoamerika
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Götz, Christopher Markus, editor
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Emery, Kitty F., editor
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| ISBN |
9781937040154 |
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1937040151 |
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