essay

The quantification of subsistence data: an introduction to part v

guilá naquitz : archaic foraging and early agriculture in oaxaca, mexicoOrlando • Published In 1986 • Pages: 249-253

By: Flannery, Kent V..

Abstract
Flannery comments on depositional and post-depositional patterns at Guilá Naquitz Cave, assessing the data as a preview to the analyses of food remains and diet detailed in the following seven chapters (Documents 31-37). Issues are addressed concerning the modeling of subsistence strategy, including gathering, storage, processing, consumption, and disposal as they relate to the cave deposits (Organizational principles and caveats that constitute the majority of this document are indexed for ORGANIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH [128].)
Subjects
Organization and analysis of results of research
Flora
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
Preservation and storage of food
Food preparation
Diet
Eating
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
4: Excellent Secondary Data
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
For bibliographical references see document 13:Flannery
LCCN
85004051
LCSH
Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico/Mexico--Antiquities