The Last Pescadores of Chimalhuacán, México: An Archaeological Ethnography

Part of the reason, the author notes, is Lake Texcoco's ongoing loss of area because of drainage and urban sprawl; another part is the postdepositional processes that are particular to lacustrine environments and that hide or confuse artifact assemblages; and still another part is the high rela...

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Veröffentlicht in:American anthropologist 2008, Vol.110 (1), p.134-135
1. Verfasser: McGoodwin, James R.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Part of the reason, the author notes, is Lake Texcoco's ongoing loss of area because of drainage and urban sprawl; another part is the postdepositional processes that are particular to lacustrine environments and that hide or confuse artifact assemblages; and still another part is the high relative perishability of most aquatic flora and fauna as well as of the human technologies that are used to produce them. In the succeeding chapter, the author describes lacustrine economies in several other world regions, hoping these comparison frames will enhance understanding of these economies in general, as well as provide archaeologists with insights to guide future archaeological investigations of lacustrine economies in the Valley of México.
ISSN:0002-7294
1548-1433