Jorge Blancas
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 91444 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jorge Blancas |
| NOMBRES | Jorge |
| APELLIDO | Blancas |
| FIRMA | BLANCAS J |
| AFILIACIONES | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2097-5337 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 36 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 289 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Disentangling Community and Domestic Uses of Space in Teotihuacan’s Tlajinga District
Neighborhood centers at Teotihuacan provide important information about the city’s urban organization and systems of governance beyond central administrative complexes. They served multiple social functions, with evidence from some spaces consistent with ritual activities and others with residences for district elites. Yet precise uses can be difficult to discern because architecture and associated materials often present evidence of both, along …
Integral archaeometric study in the San Juan river neighborhood of Teotihuacan (mexico)
Investigation of an underestimated area located in the center of Teotihuacan, The spatial relationship of the detected structures with the San Juan River
Does commercialization lead to more intensive management strategies? Decision-making for the utilization of non-timber forest products in a Nahua area of the Sierra Negra, Mexico
Background The commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provides income for rural indigenous households. The integration of NTFPs into formal markets tends to intensify management practices to ensure production and monetary benefits. However, more research is needed to understand the motivations for managing of commercialized species. We examine the influence of social, ecological, and economic factors on traditional management and…
Can debarking affects sex ratio, population structure and spatial segregation
The ecological mechanisms that contribute to maintaining plant populations have been exhaustively examined around the world, but the relative quantification of the effect of anthropogenic processes on these mechanisms in tropical dioecious tree species has not been revealed yet. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of debarking on the sex ratio, population structure, distribution and spatial correlation between the sexes and growth sta…
Ritual Use of Ceratozamia totonacorum (Zamiaceae) Leaves in Santiago Ecatlán, Puebla, Mexico
This study focused on the use and management of Ceratozamia totonacorum leaves during the Day of the Dead in Santiago Ecatlán, an Indigenous Totonaca community located in the Sierra Norte of Puebla, Mexico. Ethnographical, ethnobotanical, and ecological methods were utilized to document the ritual use and traditional management practices of C. totonacorum . Additionally, this information was used to evaluate the impact and effect of leaf extracti…
Social perceptions of wildlife management units in southern Morelos state
Wildlife Conservation, Management and Sustainable Use Units (UMAs in Spanish) integrate strategies for wildlife management and social participation in Mexico. There are 25 UMAs within Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve in Morelos state. Two decades after their implementation, there is not much information on their performance. We analyzed human perceptions in terms of UMAs benefits, environmental conservation, institutional support, and problems…
Can resin extraction have an effect on the reproductive biology in burseraceae species
Plant reproductive biology encompasses the study of sexual and asexual reproduction, as well as morphological, physiological, ecological, and genetic aspects influencing these processes. Management can influence reproduction of plants and associated attributes. For economically and culturally important species, it is known that exudates affect biomass of reproductive parts, but limited information is available on how reproductive biology is affec…
Eco-Symbiotic Complementarity and Trading Networks of Natural Resources in Nahua Communities in Mountain Regions of Mexico
Is it the plants we know that we use? Unraveling the determining factors of ethnobotanical knowledge in a rural community in Central Mexico
The knowledge and use of plant resources are constantly evolving. In this work, the socio-cultural and economic factors that influence the ethnobotanical knowledge of a mestizo community in Mexico were analyzed, and the correspondence of two cultural indices (use value vs. practical value) was determined to identify the magnitude of the significance and utility of each of the ethnofloristic resources. The study was carried out through semi-struct…
Disentangling Domestication from Food Production Systems in the Neotropics
The Neolithic Revolution narrative associates early-mid Holocene domestications with the development of agriculture that fueled the rise of late Holocene civilizations. This narrative continues to be influential, even though it has been deconstructed by archaeologists and geneticists in its homeland. To further disentangle domestication from reliance on food production systems, such as agriculture, we revisit definitions of domestication and food…
How does urbanization affect perceptions and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants
BackgroundThe use and knowledge of medicinal plants play an essential role in community health in rural Mexico. Medicinal plants are part of the local heritage and provide a source of economic income. Nevertheless, knowledge of their use has declined due to factors like accelerated urbanization. Some authors have proposed that by reducing natural spaces, urbanization generates changes that impact the recognition, use, and management of natural re…
Excavations at the Southern Neighborhood Center of the Tlajinga District, Teotihuacan, Mexico
Investigations of the Proyecto Arqueológico Tlajinga Teotihuacan (PATT) in 2019 focused on the southern neighborhood center of this cluster of non-elite residences in the southern periphery of the ancient Mexican metropolis. Our objective was to better understand the social infrastructure of public space within the district and how it tied its inhabitants together. Our methods included excavations at two large architectural complexes, geophysical…
Use and management of wild fauna by people of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and surrounding areas, Mexico
BackgroundInteractions between humans and fauna lay in the heart of the history of human subsistence. In Mesoamerica, the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley (TCV) harbours a high biodiversity with archaeological and ethnoecological evidence of its use by people inhabiting the area since at least 12,000 B.P. It is recognized as one of the most ancient areas of agriculture in the Americas, and a broad spectrum of management practices aimed to ensure the ava…
Searching with georadar ancient T’hó, a Mayan city underneath the modern Merida, Yucatan
T’hó –a Mayan city cited in historical documents – has been discovered and is now a topic in current archaeological discussions and research topics due to a joint UNAM and UADY research project. This project encompassed several steps, including the recording of material recovered from the city’s subsoil while monitoring urban infrastructure programs, as well as the study of historical documents and maps and finally verifying hypothesis by using g…
The bricks of Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Geophysical Prospection at the Formative Site of Altica in the Teotihuacan Valley Piedmont
The Formative-period site of Altica in the Patlachique Range poses many methodological problems when designing an excavation strategy. Three millennia of erosion, twentieth-century chisel plowing, and modern reforestation efforts have destroyed or disturbed most surface architecture above the local tepetate bedrock. As such, in the early stages of the Altica Project, the primary concern was the detection and identification of subsurface features,…
Estudio De Conjuntos Departamentales Y Organización De Barrios Utilizando Sensores Remotos Y Geofísica en El Distrito De Tlajinga, Teotihuacan
Estudios geofísicos, técnicas de sensores remotos y realización de mapas topográficos con GPS diferencial y vehículos aéreos no tripulados (VANT) han proporcionado una mejor comprensión de la organización espacial de los conjuntos departamentales y barrios en Teotihuacán. Nuestras investigaciones demuestran que en contraste con el mapa producido por el Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP) (Millon et al. 1973), el distrito de Tlanjinga es más rectang…
Identifying a technological style in the making of lime plasters at Teopancazco (Teotihuacan, México)
Georadar investigations in the central nave of Hagia Sofia, Istanbul (Turkey)
New compositional data on ancient mortars from Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Wild Medicinal Species Traded in the Balsas Basin, Mexico
The Balsas River Basin (BRB) area is the major source of wild medicinal plants commercially sold in Mexico; thus, the region is important in the conservation of these high-demand resources. We studied wild medicinal plant species extracted from the BRB to document the species richness of traded plants and analyze the commercialization dynamics and socioecological vulnerability. We constructed a database of the medicinal plant species traded in th…
Ethnobotany of Mexico
TEK, local perceptions of risk, and diversity of management practices of Agave inaequidens in Michoacán, Mexico
Interchange of knowledge and management experiences developed by handlers is crucial for the regional conservation, recovering, and sustainable management of A. inaequidens populations
El Uso De Técnicas Geofísicas Para Determinar Sistemas Constructivos Y Materiales Presentes en Los Túmulos Del Período Formativo en El Valle De Azapa, Arica, Chile
Como resultado de un proyecto conjunto entre la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y la Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile, se realiza por primera vez en el valle de Azapa, norte de Chile, un estudio geofísico que incluye técnicas de gradiente magnético y georradar. Este valle ha sido el origen de asentamientos humanos tempranos vinculados con la tradición Chinchorro. Posteriormente en el último milenio antes de Cristo, junto con el desarrollo i…
Vulnerability and risk management of Agave species in the Tehuacán Valley, México
BACKGROUND: Our study analysed the vulnerability of the useful Agave species of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico, considering ecological, cultural and economic aspects, and management types. We hypothesized that management intensity is proportional to the degree of risk of a species in order to decrease its vulnerability. METHODS: Distribution of Agave species was monitored in 36 types of plant associations. Ethnobotanical studies were conducted in 13…
Ecological and socio-cultural factors influencing plant management in Náhuatl communities of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico
BackgroundManagement types and their intensity may vary according to indicators such as: (1) practices complexity, (2) degree of techniques specialization, (3) occurrence and types of social regulations, (4) artificial selection intensity, (5) energy invested, (6) tools types, and (7) amounts of resources obtained. Management types of edible plants were characterized and analyzed in Náhuatl communities of the Tehuacán Valley. We expected that bot…
Plant Management in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico1
Disentangling Domestication from Food Production Systems in the Neotropics
The Neolithic Revolution narrative associates early-mid Holocene domestications with the development of agriculture that fueled the rise of late Holocene civilizations. This narrative continues to be influential, even though it has been deconstructed by archaeologists and geneticists in its homeland. To further disentangle domestication from reliance on food production systems, such as agriculture, we revisit definitions of domestication and food…
Influence of traditional markets on plant management in the Tehuacán Valley
BackgroundThe Tehuacán Valley, Mexico is a region with exceptionally high biocultural richness. Traditional knowledge in this region comprises information on nearly 1,600 plant species used by local peoples to satisfy their subsistence needs. Plant resources with higher cultural value are interchanged in traditional markets. We inventoried the edible plant species interchanged in regional markets documenting economic, cultural and ecological data…
Provenance of the Limestone Used in Teotihuacan (Mexico)
This work shows the preliminary results of an international project for the interdisciplinary study of the limestone used in the plasters of the ancient city of Teotihuacan. The limestone provenance was studied using a new approach based on the chemical analysis of the lime lumps that were selected because they represent the composition of the original limestone rock. The results show that the applied methodology was successful and that the limes…
Plant management and biodiversity conservation in Náhuatl homegardens of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico
BACKGROUND: The Tehuacán Valley is one of the areas of Mesoamerica with the oldest history of plant management. Homegardens are among the most ancient management systems that currently provide economic benefits to people and are reservoirs of native biodiversity. Previous studies estimated that 30% of the plant richness of homegardens of the region are native plant species from wild populations. We studied in Náhuatl communities the proportion of…
Provenance of glass shards in archaeological lime plasters by LA-ICP-MS
Landscape management and domestication of Stenocereus pruinosus (Cactaceae) in the Tehuacán Valley
Background Use of plant resources and ecosystems practiced by indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica commonly involves domestication of plant populations and landscapes. Our study analyzed interactions of coexisting wild and managed populations of the pitaya Stenocereus pruinosus, a columnar cactus used for its edible fruit occurring in natural forests, silviculturally managed in milpa agroforestry systems, and agriculturally managed in homegardens of…
How does urbanization affect perceptions and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants
BackgroundThe use and knowledge of medicinal plants play an essential role in community health in rural Mexico. Medicinal plants are part of the local heritage and provide a source of economic income. Nevertheless, knowledge of their use has declined due to factors like accelerated urbanization. Some authors have proposed that by reducing natural spaces, urbanization generates changes that impact the recognition, use, and management of natural re…
TEK, local perceptions of risk, and diversity of management practices of Agave inaequidens in Michoacán, Mexico
Interchange of knowledge and management experiences developed by handlers is crucial for the regional conservation, recovering, and sustainable management of A. inaequidens populations
Vulnerability and risk management of Agave species in the Tehuacán Valley, México
BACKGROUND: Our study analysed the vulnerability of the useful Agave species of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico, considering ecological, cultural and economic aspects, and management types. We hypothesized that management intensity is proportional to the degree of risk of a species in order to decrease its vulnerability. METHODS: Distribution of Agave species was monitored in 36 types of plant associations. Ethnobotanical studies were conducted in 13…
Suprahousehold consumption and community ritual at La Laguna, Mexico
Recent work at La Laguna in Central Mexico provides an excellent illustration of the way in which information from architecture, food remains, ceramic vessels and chemical signatures can be brought together to demonstrate communal feasting associated with specific structures and public spaces. Structure 12M-3 contained a range of evidence indicative of food preparation and consumption. Ritual effigy vessels depicted deities connected with food an…
Characterization and Provenance of Lime Plasters From the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
In this work, we present the results of the analyses of 20 lime plaster samples taken from the Templo Mayor (Great Temple), the main pyramid of Tenochtitlan (Mexico), the ancient capital of the Mexicas. The samples were analysed to recover information on the mixtures used in the fabrication of the plasters and for the provenance of the raw materials (in particular, limestone) used to make the plasters. The characterization of the samples was done…
Traditional Management and Morphological Patterns of Myrtillocactus schenckii (Cactaceae) in the Tehuacán Valley, Central Mexico1
Excavations at the Southern Neighborhood Center of the Tlajinga District, Teotihuacan, Mexico
Investigations of the Proyecto Arqueológico Tlajinga Teotihuacan (PATT) in 2019 focused on the southern neighborhood center of this cluster of non-elite residences in the southern periphery of the ancient Mexican metropolis. Our objective was to better understand the social infrastructure of public space within the district and how it tied its inhabitants together. Our methods included excavations at two large architectural complexes, geophysical…
Use and management of wild fauna by people of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and surrounding areas, Mexico
BackgroundInteractions between humans and fauna lay in the heart of the history of human subsistence. In Mesoamerica, the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley (TCV) harbours a high biodiversity with archaeological and ethnoecological evidence of its use by people inhabiting the area since at least 12,000 B.P. It is recognized as one of the most ancient areas of agriculture in the Americas, and a broad spectrum of management practices aimed to ensure the ava…
Identifying a technological style in the making of lime plasters at Teopancazco (Teotihuacan, México)
New compositional data on ancient mortars from Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Geophysical Prospection at the Formative Site of Altica in the Teotihuacan Valley Piedmont
The Formative-period site of Altica in the Patlachique Range poses many methodological problems when designing an excavation strategy. Three millennia of erosion, twentieth-century chisel plowing, and modern reforestation efforts have destroyed or disturbed most surface architecture above the local tepetate bedrock. As such, in the early stages of the Altica Project, the primary concern was the detection and identification of subsurface features,…
Estudio De Conjuntos Departamentales Y Organización De Barrios Utilizando Sensores Remotos Y Geofísica en El Distrito De Tlajinga, Teotihuacan
Estudios geofísicos, técnicas de sensores remotos y realización de mapas topográficos con GPS diferencial y vehículos aéreos no tripulados (VANT) han proporcionado una mejor comprensión de la organización espacial de los conjuntos departamentales y barrios en Teotihuacán. Nuestras investigaciones demuestran que en contraste con el mapa producido por el Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP) (Millon et al. 1973), el distrito de Tlanjinga es más rectang…
Wild Medicinal Species Traded in the Balsas Basin, Mexico
The Balsas River Basin (BRB) area is the major source of wild medicinal plants commercially sold in Mexico; thus, the region is important in the conservation of these high-demand resources. We studied wild medicinal plant species extracted from the BRB to document the species richness of traded plants and analyze the commercialization dynamics and socioecological vulnerability. We constructed a database of the medicinal plant species traded in th…
Georadar investigations in the central nave of Hagia Sofia, Istanbul (Turkey)
Does commercialization lead to more intensive management strategies? Decision-making for the utilization of non-timber forest products in a Nahua area of the Sierra Negra, Mexico
Background The commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provides income for rural indigenous households. The integration of NTFPs into formal markets tends to intensify management practices to ensure production and monetary benefits. However, more research is needed to understand the motivations for managing of commercialized species. We examine the influence of social, ecological, and economic factors on traditional management and…
The bricks of Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Geophysical prospection and aerial photography in La Laguna, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Introduction The paper presents the results of a remote-sensing program at the La Laguna archaeological site, a Late Formative period (c. 600 BC – AD 100) regional center located in northern Tlaxcala (19°30’35” N / 98°00’20” W). The site was the largest community in the region during this period, when adjacent areas of central Mexico witnessed an initial phase of urbanization and state formation (Carballo and Pluckhahn, 2007; Merino Carrión, 1989…
Traditional Management and Morphological Patterns of Myrtillocactus schenckii (Cactaceae) in the Tehuacán Valley, Central Mexico1
Provenance of the Limestone Used in Teotihuacan (Mexico)
This work shows the preliminary results of an international project for the interdisciplinary study of the limestone used in the plasters of the ancient city of Teotihuacan. The limestone provenance was studied using a new approach based on the chemical analysis of the lime lumps that were selected because they represent the composition of the original limestone rock. The results show that the applied methodology was successful and that the limes…
Plant Management in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico1
Characterization and Provenance of Lime Plasters From the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
In this work, we present the results of the analyses of 20 lime plaster samples taken from the Templo Mayor (Great Temple), the main pyramid of Tenochtitlan (Mexico), the ancient capital of the Mexicas. The samples were analysed to recover information on the mixtures used in the fabrication of the plasters and for the provenance of the raw materials (in particular, limestone) used to make the plasters. The characterization of the samples was done…
Landscape management and domestication of Stenocereus pruinosus (Cactaceae) in the Tehuacán Valley
Background Use of plant resources and ecosystems practiced by indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica commonly involves domestication of plant populations and landscapes. Our study analyzed interactions of coexisting wild and managed populations of the pitaya Stenocereus pruinosus, a columnar cactus used for its edible fruit occurring in natural forests, silviculturally managed in milpa agroforestry systems, and agriculturally managed in homegardens of…
Provenance of glass shards in archaeological lime plasters by LA-ICP-MS
Ecological and socio-cultural factors influencing plant management in Náhuatl communities of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico
BackgroundManagement types and their intensity may vary according to indicators such as: (1) practices complexity, (2) degree of techniques specialization, (3) occurrence and types of social regulations, (4) artificial selection intensity, (5) energy invested, (6) tools types, and (7) amounts of resources obtained. Management types of edible plants were characterized and analyzed in Náhuatl communities of the Tehuacán Valley. We expected that bot…
Influence of traditional markets on plant management in the Tehuacán Valley
BackgroundThe Tehuacán Valley, Mexico is a region with exceptionally high biocultural richness. Traditional knowledge in this region comprises information on nearly 1,600 plant species used by local peoples to satisfy their subsistence needs. Plant resources with higher cultural value are interchanged in traditional markets. We inventoried the edible plant species interchanged in regional markets documenting economic, cultural and ecological data…
Plant management and biodiversity conservation in Náhuatl homegardens of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico
BACKGROUND: The Tehuacán Valley is one of the areas of Mesoamerica with the oldest history of plant management. Homegardens are among the most ancient management systems that currently provide economic benefits to people and are reservoirs of native biodiversity. Previous studies estimated that 30% of the plant richness of homegardens of the region are native plant species from wild populations. We studied in Náhuatl communities the proportion of…
Vulnerability and risk management of Agave species in the Tehuacán Valley, México
BACKGROUND: Our study analysed the vulnerability of the useful Agave species of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico, considering ecological, cultural and economic aspects, and management types. We hypothesized that management intensity is proportional to the degree of risk of a species in order to decrease its vulnerability. METHODS: Distribution of Agave species was monitored in 36 types of plant associations. Ethnobotanical studies were conducted in 13…
Suprahousehold consumption and community ritual at La Laguna, Mexico
Recent work at La Laguna in Central Mexico provides an excellent illustration of the way in which information from architecture, food remains, ceramic vessels and chemical signatures can be brought together to demonstrate communal feasting associated with specific structures and public spaces. Structure 12M-3 contained a range of evidence indicative of food preparation and consumption. Ritual effigy vessels depicted deities connected with food an…
TEK, local perceptions of risk, and diversity of management practices of Agave inaequidens in Michoacán, Mexico
Interchange of knowledge and management experiences developed by handlers is crucial for the regional conservation, recovering, and sustainable management of A. inaequidens populations
El Uso De Técnicas Geofísicas Para Determinar Sistemas Constructivos Y Materiales Presentes en Los Túmulos Del Período Formativo en El Valle De Azapa, Arica, Chile
Como resultado de un proyecto conjunto entre la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y la Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile, se realiza por primera vez en el valle de Azapa, norte de Chile, un estudio geofísico que incluye técnicas de gradiente magnético y georradar. Este valle ha sido el origen de asentamientos humanos tempranos vinculados con la tradición Chinchorro. Posteriormente en el último milenio antes de Cristo, junto con el desarrollo i…
Ethnobotany of Mexico
New compositional data on ancient mortars from Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Wild Medicinal Species Traded in the Balsas Basin, Mexico
The Balsas River Basin (BRB) area is the major source of wild medicinal plants commercially sold in Mexico; thus, the region is important in the conservation of these high-demand resources. We studied wild medicinal plant species extracted from the BRB to document the species richness of traded plants and analyze the commercialization dynamics and socioecological vulnerability. We constructed a database of the medicinal plant species traded in th…
Identifying a technological style in the making of lime plasters at Teopancazco (Teotihuacan, México)
Georadar investigations in the central nave of Hagia Sofia, Istanbul (Turkey)
Searching with georadar ancient T’hó, a Mayan city underneath the modern Merida, Yucatan
T’hó –a Mayan city cited in historical documents – has been discovered and is now a topic in current archaeological discussions and research topics due to a joint UNAM and UADY research project. This project encompassed several steps, including the recording of material recovered from the city’s subsoil while monitoring urban infrastructure programs, as well as the study of historical documents and maps and finally verifying hypothesis by using g…
The bricks of Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Geophysical Prospection at the Formative Site of Altica in the Teotihuacan Valley Piedmont
The Formative-period site of Altica in the Patlachique Range poses many methodological problems when designing an excavation strategy. Three millennia of erosion, twentieth-century chisel plowing, and modern reforestation efforts have destroyed or disturbed most surface architecture above the local tepetate bedrock. As such, in the early stages of the Altica Project, the primary concern was the detection and identification of subsurface features,…
Estudio De Conjuntos Departamentales Y Organización De Barrios Utilizando Sensores Remotos Y Geofísica en El Distrito De Tlajinga, Teotihuacan
Estudios geofísicos, técnicas de sensores remotos y realización de mapas topográficos con GPS diferencial y vehículos aéreos no tripulados (VANT) han proporcionado una mejor comprensión de la organización espacial de los conjuntos departamentales y barrios en Teotihuacán. Nuestras investigaciones demuestran que en contraste con el mapa producido por el Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP) (Millon et al. 1973), el distrito de Tlanjinga es más rectang…
Use and management of wild fauna by people of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and surrounding areas, Mexico
BackgroundInteractions between humans and fauna lay in the heart of the history of human subsistence. In Mesoamerica, the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley (TCV) harbours a high biodiversity with archaeological and ethnoecological evidence of its use by people inhabiting the area since at least 12,000 B.P. It is recognized as one of the most ancient areas of agriculture in the Americas, and a broad spectrum of management practices aimed to ensure the ava…
Disentangling Domestication from Food Production Systems in the Neotropics
The Neolithic Revolution narrative associates early-mid Holocene domestications with the development of agriculture that fueled the rise of late Holocene civilizations. This narrative continues to be influential, even though it has been deconstructed by archaeologists and geneticists in its homeland. To further disentangle domestication from reliance on food production systems, such as agriculture, we revisit definitions of domestication and food…
Geography (30 obras) · Ecology (17 obras) · Biology (16 obras) · Archaeology (13 obras) · Agroforestry (12 obras) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (12 obras) · Biodiversity (10 obras) · Ethnobotany (9 obras) · Geology (9 obras) · Medicinal plants (9 obras)