Farming, Hunting, and Fishing in the Olmec World

by Amber M. VanDerwarker

Book Overview

The Olmec who anciently inhabited Mexico's southern Gulf Coast organized their once-egalitarian society into chiefdoms during the Formative period (1400 BC to AD 300). This increase in political complexity coincided with the development of village agriculture, which has led scholars to theorize that agricultural surpluses gave aspiring Olmec leaders control over vital resources and thus a power base on which to build authority and exact tribute.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292726244
• ISBN13: 9780292726246
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"