The last pescadores of Chimalhuacán, Mexico : an archaeological ethnography /

• Main Author: Parsons, Jeffrey R.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan. Museum of Anthropology, 2006.
• Series: Anthropological papers / Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan ; no. 96
• Subjects: ANTROPOLOGIA; ARQUEOLOGIA MEXICANA; OBJETO ARQUEOLOGICO; ETNOGRAFIA ARQUEOLOGICA; RECURSOS PESQUEROS; ABORIGENES MEXICANOS; ARQUEOBOTANICA; FOSILES; PALEONTOLOGIA; MEXICO; SANTA MARIA CHIMALHUACÁN; PESCADORES

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction. Western Bias and the Unique Aspects of Ancient Mesoamerica. Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Wild Resources: Ethnographic and Archaeological Perspectives. Wetland Ecology. The Scope and Objectives of this Monograph. The Organization of this Monograph.
• Chapter 2: The Lacustrine and Marshland Environment in the Valley of Mexico. The Changing Size of the Lakes and Marshes. Documented Changes in Salinity and Alkalinity during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Insights from Studies of Marshland Ecology in the U.S. Great Basin. Insights from Environmental Studies in Lake Chad, North-Central Africa. Summary and Conclusions.
• Chapter 3: The Historically Documented Utilization of Aquatic Resources in the Valley of Mexico, A.D. 1500-1970. The Sixteenth-Century Sources. The Seventeenth-, Eighteenth-, Nineteenth-, and Twentieth-Century Sources. Overall Summary and Conclusions.
• Chapter 4: Species Identification. Aquatic Insects. Salamanders. Waterfowl. Fish. Miscellaneous Lacustrine Fauna (Molluscs, Crustaceans, Snails, Frogs). Algae. Other Aquatic Plants. Conclusions.
• Chapter 5: Collecting and Processing Aquatic Fauna at Chimalhuac¿n in 1992. Folk Taxonomy of Collected Aquatic Fauna. The Collecting Nets. Drying the Netted Insects. The Ahuauhtle Nursery. Harvesting and Drying the Ahuauhtle. Preparing the Edible Insects and Fish for Human Consumption. Netting Waterfowl. Summary and Conclusions.
• Chapter 6: Comparative Perspectives: The Documented Use of Aquatic Resources in Other Regions. The Upper Lerma Drainage (Toluca Region), Mexico. The Great Basin, Western U.S. The Titicaca Basin, Peru and Bolivia. The Tigris-Euphrates Delta, Iraq and Iran. The Lake Chad Basin, Western Chad. Overall Summary and Conclusions.
• Chapter 7: Archaeological Implications. Issues of Taphonomy. The Essential Elements of Traditional Aquatic Economies. Archaeological Insights from the U.S. Great Basin. Potential Archaeological Signatures of Aquatic Resource Use in the Valley of Mexico. Archaeological Insights into Aquatic Economy and Cosmology in the Valley of Mexico. Overall Summary and Conclusions.
• Chapter 8: Overall Conclusions. Consequences of the Absence of Pastoralism in Ancient Mesoamerica. The Domestication of Wetlands in the Valley of Mexico. The Control, Distribution, and Exchange of Aquatic Resources. The Archaeological Implications. Future Research Directions.