Agricultural Beginnings in the American Southwest

Agricultural Beginnings in the American Southwest
ISBN-10
0759121737
ISBN-13
9780759121737
Category
Social Science
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2016-10-12
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Barbara J. Roth

Description

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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