Psoralea EsculentA as a Prairie Resource: An Ethnographic Appraisal
- 16 November 1977
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Plains Anthropologist
- Vol. 22 (78) , 321-327
- https://doi.org/10.1080/2052546.1977.11908869
Abstract
The role of the prairie turnip, Psoralea esculenta Pursh, in the economy of Prairie and Plains cultures is examined through ethnographic and early eyewitness accounts. Results suggest that these economies were more reliant on vegetal resources than is often conceded, a conclusion in keeping with recent studies of hunter-gatherers. The concept of the upland prairies as an insignificant vegetal resource zone for prehistoric groups is questioned.Keywords
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