Coping with Seasonal Constraints

With John J Curry With Robert K Hitchcock Edited by Rebecca Huss-Ashmore

Book cover: Coping with Seasonal Constraints

Extent: 144 pages

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum

Subjects: Anthropology

Series: MASCA Research Papers in Science and Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(January 1988)

ISBN: 9780924171949

8.46 x 10.98 inches

Price: $24.95

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Seasonal fluctuations constrain the food production options of nonindustrial peoples. How do people cope with these constraints and what are the consequences of seasonality for human health and well-being? The papers in this volume address these issues from a variety of perspectives. Included are studies of physiological responses to seasonal scarcity, seasonality research in archaeology, and ethnographic case studies of the role of seasonality in food procurement.


Seasonal fluctuations constrain the food production options of nonindustrial peoples. How do people cope with these constraints and what are the consequences of seasonality for human health and well-being? The papers in this volume address these issues from a variety of perspectives. Included are studies of physiological responses to seasonal scarcity, seasonality research in archaeology, and ethnographic case studies of the role of seasonality in food procurement.

  • With John J Curry
  • With Robert K Hitchcock
  • Edited by Rebecca Huss-Ashmore