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Studies in Anthropology: Adaptive Response of Native Amazonians, Hames 1983
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- Adaptive Responses of Native Amazonians
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Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology Books
ISBN-10
0123212502
ISBN-13
9780123212504
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1181917
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Number of Pages
516 Pages
Publication Name
Adaptive Responses of Native Amazonians
Language
English
Publication Year
1983
Subject
Life Sciences / Ecology, Minority Studies, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Economics / Microeconomics, Indigenous Studies
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Textbook
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Social Science, Science, Business & Economics
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Hardcover
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82-018399
Table Of Content
?Contributors Preface 1. Introduction Introduction Some Characteristics of Amazonian Ecosystems Environmental Models of Amazonian Sociocultural Evolution Environmental Models of Amazonian Adaptive Behavior The Problem of Adaptation I. Cultivation 2. Machiguenga Gardens Introduction Garden Making Planting Weeding Harvest The Life Cycle of a Garden Input-Output Conclusion Notes 3. The Cultivation of Manioc Among the Kuikuru of the Upper Xingú Introduction The Habitat Clearing the Forest Plot Characteristics Planting Crop Care Overall Cycle of Cultivation Harvesting The Processing of Manioc Varieties of Manioc Storage Manioc and the Supernatural Abandonment and Reforestation Overview and Interpretation Notes 4. Adaptive Strategies of Wakuénai Peoples to the Oligotrophic Rain Forest of the Rio Negro Basin Introduction The Rio Negro Basin The Rio Negro Population Uxorilocal Residence: Father-in-Law Leadership in Economic Production Patrilocal/Uxorilocal Residence: Father-in-Law Leadership in Horizontal/Vertical Integration Conclusions II. Hunting and Fishing 5. Neotropical Hunting Among the Aché of Eastern Paraguay Introduction Environmental and Historical Background Ecology and Area of Study Prey Species and Hunting Techniques Daily Hunting Routine Data Collection Time Allocation for Subsistence Hunting Returns and Comparison of Technologies The Optimal Diet Model and Hunting Strategy Variance in Hunting Returns Between Individuals and Age Groups Band Size and Hunting Returns Pursuit Group Size Summary and Discussion 6. Shotguns, Blowguns, and Spears: The Analysis of Technological Efficiency Introduction Relevant Environmental and Cultural Features Hunting Behavior and Technology Data Collection The Kill and Its Meaning Impact of the Shotgun Comparison of the Blowgun to the Bow Conclusion 7. Why Do the Mekranoti Trek? Introduction Explanations for Trekking Cross-Cultural Tests Conclusion 8. Cocamilla Fishing: Patch Modification and Environmental Buffering in the Amazon Várzea Introduction Theoretical Background Data Collection Historical Background of the Cocamilla The Ecological Context Fishing Sites and Techniques Techniques and Personnel Involved in Lake Fishing Storage of Fish Buffering Environmental Fluctuations Gross Fishing Production Discussion Summary and Conclusions 9. Carpe Diem: An Optimal Foraging Approach to Bari Fishing and Hunting Introduction Theoretical Background Methods and Findings Discussion 10. Adaptation and Ethnozoological Classification: Theoretical Implications of Animal Resources and Diet of the Aguaruna and Huambisa Introduction The Setting Research Sites Data Base Sketch of Aguaruna and Huambisa Ethnozoology Animal Consumption Patterns Comparative Patterns of Animal Utilization Discussion Conclusions III. Nutrition 11. Nutrition in the Northwest Amazon: Household Dietary Intake and Time-Energy Expenditure Introduction Background Physical Environment Food Resources Data Collection Results Household Food Supplies Sources of Food Energy and Protein Adequacy of Energy and Protein Intake Time and Energy Expenditure of Household Members Discussion 12. Seasonal Factors in Subsistence, Nutrition, and Child Growth in a Central Brazilian Indian Community Introduction The Study Community Subsistence Practices Health and Growth Discussion Conclusions IV. Settlement Pattern 13. The Settlement Pattern of a Yanomamö Population Bloc: A Behavioral Ecological Interpretation Introduction Components of Settlement Pattern The Haiyamo Population Bloc Discussion Conclusion 14. Village Movement in Relation to Resources in Amazonia Introduction Central Brazilian Settlement Pattern Garden Soil Depletion Conclusion 15. The Territorial Dimensions of Siona-Secoya and Encabellado Adaptation Introduction The Modern Settlement Patterns of Resource Use Historical Data on Western Tucanoan Settlement Patterns Resource Allocation and Maintenance The Question of Territorial Defense Conclusion References Index
Synopsis
Adaptive Responses of Native Amazonians investigates the adaptive responses of the aborigines of Amazonia from the ecological perspective within anthropology. The discussions are organized around the major modes of Amazonian subsistence (cultivation, hunting and fishing), nutrition, and settlement pattern. Comprised of 15 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of Amazonian ecosystems, citing environmental models of Amazonian adaptive behavior and sociocultural evolution as well as the problematic definition or measure of the concept of adaptation. The reader is then introduced to shifting cultivation among the Machiguenga, Native American inhabitants of the tropical rainforest of the Upper Amazon, and the Kuikuru, one of three Carib-speaking villages located at the headwaters of the Xingú River. Subsequent chapters focus on the adaptive strategies of the Wakuénai people to the oligotrophic rainforest of the Rio Negro Basin; neotropical hunting among the Aché of Eastern Paraguay; trekking by the Mekranoti-Kayapó Indians of Central Brazil in lowland South America; and fishing patterns among the Cocamilla Indians of Achual Tipishca in the Huallaga River Basin in northeastern Peru. The book also considers nutrition and settlement patterns among native Amazonians. This monograph will be a useful resource for anthropologists, scholars, specialists, and others who are interested in the general fields of human ecology, South American ethnology, and tropical studies.
LC Classification Number
F2230.1.S68.A3 1983
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