essay
Hunting, gathering, and health in the prehistoric Southwest
Evolving complexity and environmental risk in the prehistoric Southwest : proceedings of the Workshop 'Resource Stress, Economic Uncertainty, and Human Response in the Prehistoric Southwest,' held February 25-29, 1992, in Santa Fe, NM. editors, Joseph A. Tainter, Bonnie Bagley Tainter • (24) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 79-106
By: Spielmann, Katherine A., Angstadt-Leto, Eric A..
Abstract
Spielmann and Angstadt-Leto 'investigate the relationship between diet and health. In particular, [they] focus on variability in prehistoric access to meat and wild plant foods across the Southwest...[They] then move on to an analysis of archaeological data relating to three alternative means of dealing with shortfalls in local meat availability: trade for meat, turkey husbandry, and harvest of plants containing nutrients found in meat. In assessing the latter strategy, [they] focus on beans and on wild plants high in iron and vitamin C.' (pages 79-80).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2011
- Field Date
- not specified
- Coverage Date
- 1300-500 BP (AD 700-1500)
- Coverage Place
- Arizona and New Mexico, United States
- Notes
- Katherine A. Spielmann and Eric A. Angstadt-Leto
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106)
- LCCN
- 95045139
- LCSH
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Economic conditions--Congresses.
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Social conditions--Congresses.
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses.
- Subsistence economy--Southwest, New--Congresses.
- Hunting and gathering societies--Southwest, New--Congresses.
- Southwest, New--Environmental conditions--Congresses.
- Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses.