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The Vegetational History of the Oaxaca Valley and Zapotec Plant Knowledge
C. Earle Smith and Ellen Messer
In Part I of this volume, C. Earle Smith draws on years of survey in the Oaxaca Valley and archaeological discoveries of plant remains in the region to create a portrait of the valley's original wild vegetation, previous to human settlement. In Part 2, Ellen Messer provides the results of her ethnobotanical study of the Zapotec residents of Mitla, a town in the southern highlands of the Valley of Oaxaca. Over the course of four years, she studied with local residents to learn the names and uses for wild plants and agricultural plants in the area.
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Part I. The Vegetational History of the Oaxaca Valley
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Contents
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Illustrations
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Preface
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I. Geographical Overview
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II. Present-Day Vegetation in the Oaxaca Valley
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III. Original Vegetation of the Valley
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IV. Summary
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Resumen en Espanol
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References
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Part 2. Zapotec Plant Knowledge: Classification, Uses, and Communication about Plants in Mitla, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Contents
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Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Linguistic Note
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I. Introduction
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II. Methodology
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III. Setting
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IV. Systematics
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V. Gathering and Horticulture
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VI. Agriculture
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VII. Conclusions and Practical Applications
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Appendix I. Systematics
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Appendix II. Spanish, Zapotec, Botanical Names
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Resumen en Espanol
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References
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Published: 1978
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-0-932206-72-5 (paper)
- 978-1-951538-17-0 (ebook)