The origins of agriculture an international perspective / edited by C. Wesley Cowan and Patty Jo Watson ; with the assistance of Nancy L. Benco.

Other author Cowan, C. Wesley, 1951-
Other author Watson, Patty Jo, 1932-
Other author Benco, Nancy L.
Format Electronic
Edition[New ed.].
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press,
Descriptionxvii, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Agriculture--Origin. --Congresses.
Agriculture, Prehistoric--Congresses.
Prehistoric peoples--Food. --Congresses.
Plant remains (Archaeology)--Congresses.

Contents Introduction / C. Wesley Cowan and Patty Jo Watson -- Prehistoric plant domestication in East Asia / Gary W. Crawford -- The origins of plant cultivation in the Near East / Naomi F. Miller -- Indigenous African agriculture / Jack R. Harlan -- The origins of crop agriculture in Europe / Robin W. Dennell -- Prehistoric plant husbandry in eastern North America / Bruce D. Smith -- Earliest plant cultivation in the desert borderlands of North America / Paul E. Minnis -- The origins of agriculture in Mesoamerica and Central America / Emily McClung de Tapia -- The origins of plant cultivation in South America / Deborah M. Pearsall -- Some concluding remarks / C. Wesley Cowan and Patty Jo Watson.
General noteOriginally published: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1992.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005035142
ISBN0817353496
ISBN9780817353490