Climatic Change and Lacustrine Resources at the Period of Initial Aztec Development

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ID6033829
AuthorsThomas E Berres, Thomas Berres (Northern Illinois University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume11
Issue1
Pages27-38
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAncient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0956536100111101
OpenAlexW2097795182
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited4

Explanations for the emergence of the Aztec state need to consider changes in the climate and the potential effects resulting from these changes on the productivity of the lake network in the Valley of Mexico. Change in the human ecosystem is a complex process of interactions between multiple cultural variables and the environment. In this study, I examine the nature of three primary resources, fish, salt, and waterfowl, available for Early Aztec–period exploitation within the valley lake system. The intensification of lacustrine resource exploitation appears to be correlated with changing climatic conditions that occurred about a.d. 1150. Although the focus of this study is be on the cause-and-effect relationship between culture and environment, it is acknowledged that the environment is just one factor that must be considered to fully understand initial Aztec development

Biology · Climate change · Ecosystem · Geography · Productivity · Waterfowl · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Latin American history and culture · Marine animal studies overview · Ecology

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