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"Los animales ensenaron el camino...": La fauna de la Sierra Gorda
queretana a traves de sus representaciones ceramicas arqueologicas
examines the past fauna of the Sierra Gorda region of Mexico, and
its representation in archaeological ceramics. Queretaro's Sierra
Gorda was declared a "Biosphere Reserve" on May 19, 1997, by
presidential decree. As a natural area thus protected, there are
almost 400,000 hectares of great biodiversity, in which there are
at least 15 types and subtypes of different vegetation, more than
1800 species of plants, 124 of fungi and 550 species of
vertebrates, among other elements that prove the natural wealth of
the region. As part of the "Northern Archaeological Project of the
State of Queretaro, Mexico" (PANQ), the book presents ceramic
representations of the fauna of the region, relating them to the
oral traditions that the inhabitants of the region have preserved
until now. In so doing it demonstrates the deep interdependence of
humans and animals, and analyses wider cultural interconnections
across Mesoamerica. The book goes on to analyze some of these
Mesoamerican cultural traits, although its main goal is to
highlight the archaeological evidence that has been recovered by
the project since 1990 in this still little-known region of ancient
Mexico.
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