Faunal acquisition, maintenance, and consumption: how the Teotihuacanos got their meat
| Autor: | Bernardo Rodríguez Galicia, Nawa Sugiyama, Raúl Valadez Azúa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Archeology
060102 archaeology Ecology 0402 animal and dairy science Foodways 06 humanities and the arts 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology Consumption (sociology) 040201 dairy & animal science Arid Procurement Animal management Anthropology Food systems 0601 history and archaeology Domestication Zooarchaeology |
| Zdroj: | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 9:61-81 |
| ISSN: | 1866-9565 1866-9557 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12520-016-0387-z |
| Popis: | The compilation of the last 40 years of zooarchaeological exploration at Teotihuacan, Mexico, provides a unique opportunity to create more nuanced models of New World vertebrate consumption that did not focus on domesticated animals (dog and turkey). Any single model of ancient food systems fails to represent how varied ecological and social contexts led to a complex web of adaptations, and here, it is argued that Teotihuacan’s arid, highland, and urban environment contributed to a distinct faunal acquisition strategy. Intra-site variation and diverse degrees of animal procurement and management were practiced throughout the site. For example, the low proportion of deer compared to the abundant evidence of rabbit/hare consumption suggests small-scale animal management and breeding programs in the residential complexes supplemented with opportunistic garden hunting and meat purchased through a market economy. Such foodstuffs would have been both more predictable and readily made available to organize large feasting events, a possibility that is strengthened by evidence of extraordinarily high abundances of rabbits in ceremonial contexts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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