The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia (10 v.)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... ( maize ) , sweet potatoes , and sweet manioc ; then they left their fields for a nomadic period of hunting and gathering , re- turning only for short intervals to care for their crops . The harvest season brought them back to clear their ...
... ( maize ) , sweet potatoes , and sweet manioc ; then they left their fields for a nomadic period of hunting and gathering , re- turning only for short intervals to care for their crops . The harvest season brought them back to clear their ...
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... ( maize ) and grows in large clumps , with tassels ( staminate flowers ) like those of maize . It usually branches at the base . The bundles of fruiting spikes , enclosed in husks , with the silk ( long styles ) hanging from the upper ...
... ( maize ) and grows in large clumps , with tassels ( staminate flowers ) like those of maize . It usually branches at the base . The bundles of fruiting spikes , enclosed in husks , with the silk ( long styles ) hanging from the upper ...
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... ( maize ) and beans in small plots . The North- ern Tepehuan keep a few chickens , turkeys , and goats and add to their diet a good deal of wild food . The Southern Tepehuan herd goats and eat a considerable amount of goat cheese and ...
... ( maize ) and beans in small plots . The North- ern Tepehuan keep a few chickens , turkeys , and goats and add to their diet a good deal of wild food . The Southern Tepehuan herd goats and eat a considerable amount of goat cheese and ...
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