List of Illustrations . . viii
List of Tables . . xvi
Acknowledgments . . xix

Part I: An Introduction to the Kingdom of Huarco and its Ecosystems 
1 The Ecosystems of the Kingdom of Huarco . . 3
2 Provenience and Context of the Plant and Animal Remains at Cerro Azul . . 20

Part II: How Cerro Azul Made Use of Trophic Levels 2,3, and 4 
3 The Collection of Shellfish . . 35
4 The Collection of Crustaceans . . 54
5 Crayfish Trapping . . 65
6 The Fish Resources of Cerro Azul in the 1980s . . 72
7 Fishing Strategies and Fishing Gear . . 98
8 The Drying of Fish for Export . . 116
9 The Archaeological Fish Remains from Cerro Azul . . 120
10 The Hunting of Birds and Mammals . . 158
11 The Bird Life of Canete and the Avifauna of Cerro Azul . . 172
12 The Hunting of Marine Mammals . . 186

Part III: The Use of Plants at Cerro Azul 
13 Edible, Ritual, and Medicinal Plants . . 201
14 Comments on the Late Intermediate Maize . . 232
15 Phaseolus and Erythrina from Cerro Azul . . 254
16 Industrial Plants . . 262

Part IV: The Domestic Animals, Their Skeletal Remains, and Their Byproducts 
17 Camelids and Ch'arki at Cerro Azul . . 287
18 Domestic Dogs . . 318
19 The Raising of Guinea Pigs . . 324
20 Macrofossil and Palynological Analysis of the Coprolites from Cerro Azul . . 334

Part V: The Interface of Ecology and Economy 
21 The Economy of the Kingdom of Huarco . . 340

Appendix A: Artisanal Fishing at Cerro Azul, 1984-1986 . . 352
References Cited . . 359
Index . . 371