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00-T3504 10/20/05 3:42 PM Page i farming, hunting, and fishing in the olmec world 00-T3504 10/20/05 3:42 PM Page ii The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies This series was made possible through the generosity of William C. Nowlin, Jr., and Bettye H. Nowlin, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and various individual donors. 00-T3504 10/20/05 3:42 PM Page iii farming, hunting, and fishing in the olmec world amber m. vanderwarker university of texas press Austin 00-T3504 10/20/05 3:42 PM Page iv Copyright © 2006 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2006 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html (cid:1)(cid:2) The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997)(Permanence of Paper). library of congress cataloging-in-publication data VanDerwarker, Amber M. Farming, hunting, and fishing in the Olmec world / Amber M. VanDerwarker.— 1st ed. p. cm. — (The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn0-292-70980-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Olmecs—Agriculture. 2. Olmecs—Hunting. 3. Olmecs— Food. 4. Food habits—Mexico—History. 5. Subsistence economy—Mexico—History. I. Title. II. Series. f1219.8.o56v36 2006 980(cid:1).012—dc22 2005008768 00-T3504 10/20/05 3:42 PM Page v To Mom and Dad with love and gratitude To Greg for giving meaning to everything I do THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 00-T3504 10/20/05 3:42 PM Page vii contents acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 1 agricultural risk and intensification along mexico’s southern gulf coast: an introduction Chapter 2 5 agriculture and political complexity in theoretical perspective Chapter 3 31 politics and farming in the olmec world Chapter 4 66 farming, gardening, and tree management: analysis of the plant data Chapter 5 116 hunting, fishing, and trapping: analysis of the animal data Chapter 6 182 eating plants and animals: stable isotopic analysis of human, dog, and deer bones Chapter 7 193 farming, hunting, and fishing in the olmec world: a model of olmec subsistence economy notes 205 bibliography 207 index 233 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 00-T3504 10/20/05 3:42 PM Page ix acknowledgments I would like to recognize those who have helped to bring this project to fruition, for it is through the help of many different individuals that the conception and completion of this work was possible. Foremost, I acknowledge the National Science Foundation (grant no. 9912271) for funding this project. I would like to express my gratitude to my husband, Greg Wilson, whose support and encouragement kept me going daily. Greg helped in so many ways, from proofreading my writing and trouble- shooting my ideas to calming me down and installing an air-conditioning unit in my office. I would also like to acknowledge my mentor, Margaret Scarry, whose guidance and levelheadedness kept me focused. I could not have asked for a better mentor. I also acknowledge the other members of my doctoral committee, Vincas Steponaitis, Philip Arnold, Carole Crumley, Brian Billman, Dale Hutchinson, and Peter Whitridge. Each brought something different and important to the mix. Vin’s encouragement and quantitative advice were pivotal in terms of my data analysis and argument development. I am ever grateful to Flip, whose support has enabled this project from the very start. Flip introduced me to Mexico and to the Olmec, assisted in pro- curing the collections, provided important chronological and regional information, and was always available to answer questions and listen to ideas. My conversations with Carole about complexity and global envi- ronmental change have shaped the ways in which I imagine the past, and her calm encouragement was greatly appreciated. Thanks to Brian for al- ways shaking things up and broadening my anthropological perspective through conversations, seminars, and trips to Peru. Thanks also to Dale, whose careful comments and close evaluation of this work have made it thatmuchbetter,andtoPeteforengagingmeinmanyzooarchaeological conversations. For the past two years, I have been a member of a cross-disciplinary writinggroup,includinggeographerCherylWarren,filmtheoristBrenda
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