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The Prehispanic Ethnobotany of Paquimé and Its Neighbors

Buch | Softcover
176 Seiten
2026
University of Arizona Press (Verlag)
978-0-8165-5720-2 (ISBN)
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Paquimé (also known as Casas Grandes) and its antecedents are important and interesting parts of the prehispanic history in northwestern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. Not only is there a long history of human occupation, but Paquimé is one of the better examples of centralized influence. Unfortunately, it is also an understudied region compared to the U.S. Southwest and other places in Mesoamerica.

This volume is the first large-scale investigation of the prehispanic ethnobotany of this important ancient site and its neighbors. The authors examine ethnobotanical relationships during Medio Period, AD 1200–1450, when Paquimé was at its most influential. Based on two decades of archaeological research, this book examines uses of plants for food, farming strategies, wood use, and anthropogenic ecology. The authors show that the relationships between plants and people are complex, interdependent, and reciprocal. This volume documents ethnobotanical relationships and shows their importance to the development of the PaquimÉ polity.

How ancient farmers made a living in an arid to semi-arid region and the effects their livelihood had on the local biota, their relations with plants, and their connection with other peoples is worthy of serious study. The story of the Casas Grandes tradition holds valuable lessons for humanity.

Paul E. Minnis is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author or editor of twelve books and numerous articles. He has been president of the Society of Ethnobiology and treasurer and press editor for the Society for American Archaeology, and he is co-founder of the Southwest Symposium. Michael E. Whalen is a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tulsa. He has published a series of books, monographs, chapters, and journal articles on Oaxaca, western Texas, and northwestern Chihuahua. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 17.3.2026
Zusatzinfo 50 Illustrations, black and white - 69 tables
Verlagsort Tucson
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
ISBN-10 0-8165-5720-9 / 0816557209
ISBN-13 978-0-8165-5720-2 / 9780816557202
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