essay

Animal food remains from preceramic Guilá Naquitz

guilá naquitz : archaic foraging and early agriculture in oaxaca, mexicoOrlando • Published In 1986 • Pages: 285-295

By: Flannery, Kent V., Wheeler, Jane C..

Abstract
This summation of faunal remains from Guilá Naquitz Cave includes interpretations of hunting strategies and seasonal availability of game. Flannery and Wheeler also discuss butchering practices and the distribution of waste on living floors. Only the remains from stratigraphic zones C and B pertain to the Early Archaic.
Subjects
Fauna
Fowling
Hunting and trapping
Food preparation
Diet
Housekeeping
Archaeological inventories
tradition
Early Mesoamerican Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
General Middle America and the Caribbean
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Leon G. Doyon ; 2005
Field Date
1964-1966
Coverage Date
10,750 BP-8670 BP
Coverage Place
Guilá Naquitz Cave, Eastern Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes
Kent V. Flannery and Jane C. Wheeler
For bibliographical references see document 13:Flannery
LCCN
85004051
LCSH
Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico/Mexico--Antiquities