essay
Plant ecology and paleoecology
ancient chalcatzingo • Austin • Published In 1987 • Pages: 14-20
By: Bugé , David E..
Abstract
Bugé opens with an inventory of the modern vegetation zones in the highland Río Amatzinac Valley and their relationships to soils and humidity. Modern pollen spectra are then compared to fossil spectra from the Olmec-influenced site of Chalcatzingo dating to the Middle Formative period. Changes in the fossil spectra over time indicate minor climate shifts and considerable local disturbance of the natural habitat by construction accommodating an expanding agricultural population.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central Mexico
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeobotanist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Leon G. Doyon ; 2007
- Field Date
- 1972-1976
- Coverage Date
- 3500 BP-2500 BP
- Coverage Place
- Río Amatzinac Valley, Morelos State, Mexico
- Notes
- David E. Bugé
- For bibliographical references see Grove: 1987 (Document 3)
- LCCN
- 85022673
- LCSH
- Olmecs