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Research paper thumbnail of The End of the Archaic in the Soconusco Region of Mesoamerica

Preceramic Mesoamerica, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of The Tlacuachero Vertebrate Fauna

An Archaic Mexican Shellmound and Its Entombed Floors

Research paper thumbnail of Investigations at an eroded shell midden reveal direct evidence for fur seal hunting and diverse subsistence strategies on Late Holocene Santa Rosa (Wima) Island, California

The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, May 8, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Mammal remains from Fort Ross : a study in ethnicity and culture change

Research paper thumbnail of Shellfish on the Menue: Archaeology of Dinner Camps and Limited Activity Locales Along Coastal Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, California

Research paper thumbnail of Trade, Exchange, Production and Consumption at Sitio Drago, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Research paper thumbnail of Monkeys on the Islands and Coasts of Paradise

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Aug 18, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Data Record 14.1 - Distribution of Ariidae (catfish) Cranial, Near-Cranial, and Postcranial Elements in the Paso de la Amada Assemblage

Table of Ariidae (catfish) faunal bones from Paso de la Amada. Asterisks in table described below... more Table of Ariidae (catfish) faunal bones from Paso de la Amada. Asterisks in table described below: *Would probably have been removed with cranial bones if head was separated from body in processing. **Elements identified simply as "spine" were split 50/50 between pectoral spine and dorsal spine, in favor of dorsal spine when the split was not even. ***Average of the number of vertebrae between all Ariidae species present in the assemblage (Ariopsis guatemalensis, Ariopsis seemani, Cathorops fuerthii, Notorius troschelli, Occidentalis platypogon).

Research paper thumbnail of Lightfoot, Wake, and Schiff: The Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Fort Ross, California, Volume 1, Introduction

Research paper thumbnail of FOUR. Archaic to Formative in Soconusco: The adaptive and organizational transformation

Early Mesoamerican Social Transformations, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Data Record 15.2 - Pins and Awls

Object data for pins and awls from Paso de la Amada.

Research paper thumbnail of Data Record 14.3 - Birds at Paso de la Amada Classified as Arboreal, Ground, Wading, and Swimming

Reference collection of birds at Paso de la Amada.

Research paper thumbnail of The Native Alaskan Village: A Multiethnic Community at Colony Ross. in the Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Fort Ross, California, Vol. 2

Research paper thumbnail of The End of the Archaic in the Soconusco Region of Mesoamerica

Research paper thumbnail of Fishing in The Mangroves at Formative-Period El Varal

Settlement and Subsistence in Early Formative Soconusco, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Lessons for conservation from beneath the pavement

Research paper thumbnail of Paso Data Record 15.1.tab

Research paper thumbnail of Data Record 14.2 - Distribution of Eleotridae (sleepers) Cranial, Near-Cranial, and Postcranial Elements in the Paso de la Amada Assemblage

Table of Eleotridae (sleepers) faunal bones from Paso de la Amada. Asterisks in table described b... more Table of Eleotridae (sleepers) faunal bones from Paso de la Amada. Asterisks in table described below: *Near cranial bones probably would have been removed with cranial bones if head was separated from body in processing. **Average of the number of vertebrae between all Eleotridae species present in the assemblage (Eleotris picta and Dormitator latifrons).

Research paper thumbnail of Crab Exploitation in Early Formative Soconusco

Research paper thumbnail of Paso de la Amada

Research paper thumbnail of The End of the Archaic in the Soconusco Region of Mesoamerica

Preceramic Mesoamerica, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of The Tlacuachero Vertebrate Fauna

An Archaic Mexican Shellmound and Its Entombed Floors

Research paper thumbnail of Investigations at an eroded shell midden reveal direct evidence for fur seal hunting and diverse subsistence strategies on Late Holocene Santa Rosa (Wima) Island, California

The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, May 8, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Mammal remains from Fort Ross : a study in ethnicity and culture change

Research paper thumbnail of Shellfish on the Menue: Archaeology of Dinner Camps and Limited Activity Locales Along Coastal Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, California

Research paper thumbnail of Trade, Exchange, Production and Consumption at Sitio Drago, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Research paper thumbnail of Monkeys on the Islands and Coasts of Paradise

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Aug 18, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Data Record 14.1 - Distribution of Ariidae (catfish) Cranial, Near-Cranial, and Postcranial Elements in the Paso de la Amada Assemblage

Table of Ariidae (catfish) faunal bones from Paso de la Amada. Asterisks in table described below... more Table of Ariidae (catfish) faunal bones from Paso de la Amada. Asterisks in table described below: *Would probably have been removed with cranial bones if head was separated from body in processing. **Elements identified simply as "spine" were split 50/50 between pectoral spine and dorsal spine, in favor of dorsal spine when the split was not even. ***Average of the number of vertebrae between all Ariidae species present in the assemblage (Ariopsis guatemalensis, Ariopsis seemani, Cathorops fuerthii, Notorius troschelli, Occidentalis platypogon).

Research paper thumbnail of Lightfoot, Wake, and Schiff: The Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Fort Ross, California, Volume 1, Introduction

Research paper thumbnail of FOUR. Archaic to Formative in Soconusco: The adaptive and organizational transformation

Early Mesoamerican Social Transformations, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Data Record 15.2 - Pins and Awls

Object data for pins and awls from Paso de la Amada.

Research paper thumbnail of Data Record 14.3 - Birds at Paso de la Amada Classified as Arboreal, Ground, Wading, and Swimming

Reference collection of birds at Paso de la Amada.

Research paper thumbnail of The Native Alaskan Village: A Multiethnic Community at Colony Ross. in the Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Fort Ross, California, Vol. 2

Research paper thumbnail of The End of the Archaic in the Soconusco Region of Mesoamerica

Research paper thumbnail of Fishing in The Mangroves at Formative-Period El Varal

Settlement and Subsistence in Early Formative Soconusco, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Lessons for conservation from beneath the pavement

Research paper thumbnail of Paso Data Record 15.1.tab

Research paper thumbnail of Data Record 14.2 - Distribution of Eleotridae (sleepers) Cranial, Near-Cranial, and Postcranial Elements in the Paso de la Amada Assemblage

Table of Eleotridae (sleepers) faunal bones from Paso de la Amada. Asterisks in table described b... more Table of Eleotridae (sleepers) faunal bones from Paso de la Amada. Asterisks in table described below: *Near cranial bones probably would have been removed with cranial bones if head was separated from body in processing. **Average of the number of vertebrae between all Eleotridae species present in the assemblage (Eleotris picta and Dormitator latifrons).

Research paper thumbnail of Crab Exploitation in Early Formative Soconusco

Research paper thumbnail of Paso de la Amada

Research paper thumbnail of Large Scale Patterns in the Agricultural Demographic Transition of Mesoamerica and Southwestern North America

American Antiquity, 2021

This article examines large-scale spatial and temporal patterns in the agricultural demographic t... more This article examines large-scale spatial and temporal patterns in the agricultural demographic transition (ADT) of Mesoamerica and southwestern North America (“the Southwest”). An analysis of published settlement and subsistence data suggests that the prolonged ADTs of these regions involved two successive eras of rapid population growth. Although both periods of growth were fueled by the introduction or development of more productive domesticates, they had distinctive demographic and social consequences. The first phase of the ADT occurred only in a scattering of favorable regions, between 1900 and 1000 BC in Mesoamerica and 1200 BC–AD 400 in the Southwest. Its demographic consequences were modest because it was underwritten by still rather unproductive maize. During this phase, increased population was confined mainly to a few agricultural heartlands, whereas surrounding regions remained sparsely populated. The second phase of the ADT was more dramatic in the spatial scale of its impact. This “high productivity” phase unfolded between 1000 and 200 BC in Mesoamerica and AD 500–1300 in the Southwest, and it was fueled by more productive maize varieties and improving agricultural technologies. It was accompanied by sweeping social, economic, and political changes in both regions.

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Este artículo examina la estructura espacial y temporal de la transición agrícola-demográfica (ADT por sus siglas en inglés) en Mesoamérica y el Suroeste estadounidense. El análisis de los datos de patrones de asentamientos publicados hasta la fecha sugiere que las ADT prolongadas que han ocurrido en estas regiones involucraron dos épocas sucesivas de rápido crecimiento de la población que resultaron en estructuras espaciales de gran escala características particulares. La primera fase de la ADT fue más débil a la escala espacial del impacto demográfico, probablemente porque estuvo basada en un maíz todavía poco productivo. Esta fase temprana de crecimiento rápido ocurrió tan solo en algunas regiones relativamente favorables, ampliamente dispersas en el área de interés, durante el segundo milenio aC en Mesoamérica y durante finales del segundo milenio/principios del primer milenio aC en el Suroeste estadounidense. La segunda fase del ADT fue más dramática en la escala espacial de su impacto. Esta fase de “alta productividad” probablemente fue impulsada por variedades más productivas de maíz. Esta fase se desarrolló durante el primer milenio aC en Mesoamérica y el primer milenio dC en el sudoeste estadounidense, en numerosas regiones, incluidas aquellas que experimentaron la primera fase de expansión y muchas otras que no la experimentaron. Fue acompañado por cambios sociales, económicos y políticos radicales en ambas regiones.