essay

Cucurbits from preceramic levels at Guilá Naquitz

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

By: Whitaker, Thomas W. (Thomas Wallace), Cutler, Hugh C..

Abstract
Whitaker and Cutler present the evidence for cucurbits (squash and gourds), both wild and domesticated, by excavation unit and stratigraphic zone (living floor) at Guilá Naquitz Cave. Only the remains from zones C and B pertain to the Early Archaic.
Subjects
Flora
Tillage
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
Thomas W. Whitaker and Hugh C. Cutler
For bibliographical references see document 13:Flannery
LCCN
85004051
LCSH
Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico/Mexico--Antiquities