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Agricultural Beginnings in the American Southwest
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2016
Summary
How did agriculture come about in the American Southwest? What environmental and social factors led to the cultivation of plants? How, in turn, did the use of these new agricultural products affect the ancient peoples living in the region? In pursuit of answers to these questions, Barbara Roth synthesizes data from both CRM and academic research to explore the emergence and impact of Southwestern agriculture.
Roth examines agricultural beginnings across the entire Southwest, both northern and southern, and across culture groups residing there. Beyond simply addressing the arrival and widespread adoption of specific cultigens, she pays particular attention to human factors such as patterns of production andvariability in agricultural developments. Her consideration of broad social and environmental dynamics affecting forager diets and adaptive strategies sheds new light on what we know—and what we should ask—about the transition fromforaging to farming.
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Edition
1/2016
Copyright year
2016
ISBN-Print
978-0-7591-2171-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-7591-2173-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
186
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Chapter 1. Understanding Agricultural Beginnings in the American Southwest No access Pages 1 - 20
Chapter 2. How We Think about Agricultural Origins No access Pages 21 - 42
Chapter 3. Foraging Behavior and Agricultural Beginnings No access Pages 43 - 52
Chapter 4. The Northern Southwest No access Pages 53 - 86
Chapter 5. The Southern Southwest No access Pages 87 - 132
