The subsistence economies of indigenous North American societies : a handbook

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The subsistence economies of indigenous North American societies : a handbook

edited by Bruce D. Smith

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press , Published in cooperation with Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011

  • : cloth

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"A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge."

Includes bibliographical references

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The Subsistence Economies of Indigenous North American Societies provides a comprehensive and in-depth documentation of how Native American societies met the challenges of adapting to the varied ecosystems of North America over the past 10,000 years. The contributors identify a number of recurrent themes and questions which have shaped debates regarding the nature of Native American interaction with and impact on their local environments throughout the Holocene. The volume features full ecosystem coverage of North America, detailing the use of wild plant and animal resources in each of eight broadly defined geographical regions. The independent domestication of eastern North American plants and the subsequent introduction of domesticated crops, first from Mexico and subsequently from Eurasia, are described in detail, as is the introduction of Eurasian domesticated livestock, and the role of the turkey, the dog, and tobacco in indigenous North American societies. Drawing from this rich analysis, the volume closes by considering the ways in which and the degree to which Native American societies actively shaped their natural environments.

目次

1. Introduction: Indigenous North American Societies and the Environment 2. Plant Use by Arctic and Subarctic Indigenous Peoples 3. Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence for Indigenous Hunting and Fishing Economies in the North American Arctic and Subarctic 4. Plant Use by Northwest Coast and Plateau Indigenous Peoples 5. Prehistoric Native American Use of Animals on the Northwest Coast and Plateau 6. Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence for Indigenous Plant Use in California 7. Native Hunting Adaptations in California: Changing Patterns of Resource Use from the Early Holocene to European Contact 8. Subsistence through Time in the Greater Southwest 9. Prehistoric Hunting and Fishing Patterns in the American Southwest 10. Plant Foods and Foodways among the Great Basin's Indigenous Peoples 11. Animal Use in the Great Basin of North America: Ethnographic and Archaeological Evidences 12. Patterns of Plant Use in the Prehistoric Central and Southern Plains 13. Native American Use of Animals on the North American Great Plains 14. The Role of Plants in Southeastern Subsistence Economies 15. Animals in Southeastern Native American Subsistence Economies 17. Animal Use by Holocene Aboriginal Societies of the Northeast 18. Native American Domestication and Husbandry of Plants in Eastern North America 19. The Role of "Tropical" Crops in Early North American Agriculture 20. Tobacco and Smoking in Native North America 21. The Diversity and Origin of American Dogs 22. Domestication of the Turkey in the American Southwest 23. Fusion Gardens: Native North America and the Columbian Exchange 24. Eurasian Domesticated Livestock in Native American Economies Conclusion: Shaping the Natural World: Patterns of Human Niche Construction by Small-Scale Societies in North America

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