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Farming, Hunting, and Fishing in the Olmec World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)Book Description
In this book, Amber VanDerwarker conducts the first multidisciplinary analysis of subsistence patterns at two Olmec settlements to offer a fuller understanding of how the development of political complexity was tied to both agricultural practices and environmental factors. She uses plant and animal remains, as well as isotopic data, to trace the intensification of maize agriculture during the Late Formative period. She also examines how volcanic eruptions in the region affected subsistence practices and settlement patterns. Through these multiple sets of data, VanDerwarker presents convincing evidence that Olmec and epi-Olmec lifeways of farming, hunting, and fishing were driven by both political and environmental pressures and that the rise of institutionalized leadership must be understood within the ecological context in which it occurred. The Olmec who anciently inhabited Mexico's southern Gulf Coast organized their once-egalitarian society into chiefdoms during the Formative period (1400 BC to AD 300). This increase in political complexity coincided with the development of village agriculture, which has led scholars to theorize that agricultural surpluses gave aspiring Olmec leaders control over vital resources and thus a power base on which to build authority and exact tribute. In this book, Amber VanDerwarker conducts the first multidisciplinary analysis of subsistence patterns at two Olmec settlements to offer a fuller understanding of how the development of political complexity was tied to both agricultural practices and environmental factors. She uses plant and animal remains, as well as isotopic data, to trace the intensification of maize agriculture during the Late Formative period. She also examines how volcanic eruptions in the region affected subsistence practices and settlement patterns. Through these multiple sets of data, VanDerwarker presents convincing evidence that Olmec and epi-Olmec lifeways of farming, hunting, and fishing were driven by both political and environmental pressures and that the rise of institutionalized leadership must be understood within the ecological context in which it occurred. Guide to Advanced Turkey Hunting (Outdoorsman's Edge) The Art of Whitetail Deception: Calling, Rattling, and Decoying Make Big Bucks Hunt You! High Performance Muzzleloading Big Game Rifles Black Bear Hunting The Complete Hunter Wild Turkey by Gary Clancy Crossbow Hunting Pocket Deer Hunting Guide by Stephen Carpenteri Elk Hunting Montana: Finding Success on the Best Public Lands The Complete Book of Elk Hunting Farming, Hunting, and Fishing The Field & Stream Hunting Optics Handbook Hunting The Whitetail Rut Gary Clancy Hunting Trips of a Ranchman Treestand Hunting Strategies Moose Hunting: Calling, Decoying, and Stalking Rooster! a Tribute to Pheasant Hunting in North America Fall and Winter Turkey Hunting Handbook Advanced Whitetail Hunting Hunting America's Wild Turkeys |
The Olmec who anciently inhabited Mexico's southern Gulf Coast organized their once-egalitarian society into chiefdoms during the Formative period (1400 BC to AD 300). This increase in political complexity coincided with the development of village agriculture, which has led scholars to theorize that agricultural surpluses gave aspiring Olmec leaders control over vital resources and thus a power base on which to build authority and exact tribute.