Protein Capture and Cultural Development in the Amazon Basin1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2453151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Gro (0000-0002-1328-1134, Hunter College, corresponding author), Daniel R Gro, DANIEL R GROSS |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 526-549 |
| Publication date | 1975-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7294 • E-ISSN: 1548-1433 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/aa.1975.77.3.02a00040 |
| OpenAlex | W2112780925 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 148 |
| References cited | 48 |
This paper examines the proposition that availability of animal protein limits the size, density, and permanence of settlements of the aboriginal societies of the Amazon Basin. Previous discussions have focused mainly on agricultural potential. Evidence is presented from ethnography and ecology suggesting that fish and game are scarce, particularly away from major rivers. Nine relatively unacculturated societies have relatively low but probably adequate per capita intake of animal protein. The effects which this limitation may have on Amazonian culture are discussed
Agriculture · Amazon basin · Amazon rainforest · Amazonian · Archaeology · Biology · Ethnography · Ethnology · Fish · Fish <Actinopterygii> · Fishery · Geography · Human settlement · Per capita · Proposition · Sociology · Structural basin · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory · Demography · Ecology · Fish biology, ecology, and behavior · Indigenous Health and Education
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| Unique citing works | 148 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,9 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 2025 (51) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 144 |