Pre-Columbian Foodways Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food, Culture, and Markets in Ancient Mesoamerica /

The significance of food and feasting to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures has been extensively studied by archaeologists, anthropologists and art historians. Foodways studies have been critical to our understanding of early agriculture, political economies, and the domestication and management of...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Staller, John. (Editor), Carrasco, Michael. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
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