Download or read book Irrigation and the Cuicatec Ecosystem written by Joseph W. Hopkins and published by U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY. This book was released on 1984 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Joseph W. Hopkins III reconstructs the history of the Cuicatec region in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the Aztec empire through the Spanish conquest and into the twentieth century. Hopkins also discusses the archaeology of the region with a particular focus on irrigation systems and agriculture. From 1968 to 1970, Hopkins conducted an archaeological survey and limited excavation in this region, and he presents the results of that fieldwork here.