Experimental Recreation of a Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) Leather Mat

The ethnohistoric record from the American Great Plains indicates that dried pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) strips were often woven into mats as a form of food storage. This form of food storage was likely employed over large geographical areas and deep in time, but archaeological methods for identifying...

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Main Authors: Crystal A. Dozier, Arland L. Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EXARC 2024-11-01
Series:EXARC Journal
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Online Access:https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10768