Long-Distance Staple Transport in Western Mesoamerica
Insights Through Quantitative Modeling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6033901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Sluyter (0000-0002-1509-0681, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-199 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536100000882 |
| OpenAlex | W1968064988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 28 |
Conceptualizations of pre-Hispanic staple transport remain underdeveloped. Conventional wisdom has long maintained that while “prestige goods” could demand long-distance transport, staple transport was short distance. A quantitative model reveals the fallacy of that argument and establishes the possibility of long-distance, overland staple transport in Mesoamerica by using maize tribute transport between Zempoala and Tenochtitlan as an example. This conclusion has implications for understanding Mesoamerican interregional exchange, ecology, and society
Air transport · Archaeology · Biology · Economic geography · Fallacy · Geography · Mesoamerica · Prestige · Staple food · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Latin American history and culture · Philosophy · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2022 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |