essay
The origins of plant cultivation in South America
origins of agriculture : an international perspective • Washington • Published In 1992 • Pages: 173-205
By: Pearsall, Deborah M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Pearsall examines the archeological evidence for the rise of plant domestication in South America and presents the various dates. She discusses the likely area of origin of the various plant species. 'Cultivated plants first appear in the archaeological record in South America at 8000 B.C. … [and all] major crops for which we have archaeological data appear before 2000 B.C.' (page 197). Much of the evidence comes from non-highland sites and is outside the time period, therefore only the data that pertain to the Highland Andean Archaic were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Flora
- Historical reconstruction
- Tillage
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Andean Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7000 BP-3500 BP (5000 B.C.-1500 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Deborah M. Pearsall
- Includes bibliographical references (p.198-205)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91032767
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Andes--Antiquities