People and plants in ancient western North America / edited by Paul E. Minnis.
2004
E78.W5 P46 2004 (Mapit)
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Title
People and plants in ancient western North America / edited by Paul E. Minnis.
ISBN
9780816529124 (pbk. : Univ. of Arizona Press)
1588341747 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781588341747 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1588341739 (alk. paper)
9781588341730 (alk. paper)
1588341747 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781588341747 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1588341739 (alk. paper)
9781588341730 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Washington : Smithsonian Books, c2004.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 474 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
E78.W5 P46 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
581.6/3/08997078
Summary
"The environmental diversity of western North America is astounding: from the wind-scoured tundra of the high mountains to the seemingly desolate lowland deserts. No less remarkable is the record of plant usage by the various indigenous peoples who have been living there for more than twelve millennia. For the vast majority of this time, their livelihood, food, shelter, fuel, and medicine depended on their knowledge and use of the plants that surrounded them. The most comprehensive overview in more than half a century on the interconnectedness of people and plants, this book and its companion volume, People and Plants in Ancient Eastern North America, present the latest information on three major topics: the uses of native plants, the history of crops and their uses, and the impact of humans on their environment. They not only contribute to our understanding of the lives of prehistoric people but also serve as guides for designing sustainable living today." --NHBS Environment Bookstore.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Minnis, Paul E.
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Table of Contents
People and plants in prehistoric western North America : an introduction ; Southwest overview : history, archaeology, and environment / Paul E. Minnis
Wild plant use in the North American Southwest / Lisa W. Huckell and Mollie S. Toll
Corn, crops, and cultivation in the North American Southwest / Suzanne K. Fish
Anthropogenic ecology of the North American Southwest / Karen R. Adams
Great Basin paleoethnobotany / Linda Scott Cummings
Paleoethnobotany in California / Julia E. Hammett and Elizabeth J. Lawlor
Paleoethnobotany in the Northwest / Dana Lepofsky.
Wild plant use in the North American Southwest / Lisa W. Huckell and Mollie S. Toll
Corn, crops, and cultivation in the North American Southwest / Suzanne K. Fish
Anthropogenic ecology of the North American Southwest / Karen R. Adams
Great Basin paleoethnobotany / Linda Scott Cummings
Paleoethnobotany in California / Julia E. Hammett and Elizabeth J. Lawlor
Paleoethnobotany in the Northwest / Dana Lepofsky.