Farming, hunting, and fishing in the Olmec world
By: Amber M. VanDerwarker.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Olmecs -- Agriculture.; Olmecs -- Hunting.; Olmecs -- Food.; Food habits -- Mexico -- History.; Subsistence economy -- Mexico -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Agricultural risk and intensification along Mexico's southern Gulf Coast : an introduction; title: Agriculture and political complexity in theoretical perspective; title: Politics and farming in the Olmec world; title: Farming, gardening, and tree management : analysis of the plant data; title: Hunting, fishing, and trapping : analysis of the animal data; title: Eating plants and animals : stable isotopic analysis of human, dog, and deer bones; title: Farming, hunting, and fishing in the Olmec world : a model of Olmec subsistence economy.