Casas Grandes Fauna

Summary

This is an abstract from the "25 Years in the Casas Grandes Region: Celebrating Mexico–U.S. Collaboration in the Gran Chichimeca" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The prehistoric inhabitants of the Casas Grandes region of northwest Chihuahua, Mexico, exploited a wide range of local and non-local fauna. This paper explores the value of different animal species throughout the prehistory of this region and how various animals were utilized for daily subsistence and utilitarian purposes, as items for trade with other cultural groups, as inspiration for artistic expression, and as objects of significant ceremonial and religious importance. By examining the diverse uses of animal resources from the Paleoindian through the Late Prehistoric periods, we develop a holistic understanding of human-animal interactions throughout time within the Casas Grandes region and explore how these interactions affected and shaped the lives and worldviews of the inhabitants of this cultural area.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• 25 Years in the Casas Grandes Region: Celebrating Mexico–U.S. Collaboration in the Gran Chichimeca   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24420