PreClassic Cultures of Mexico

I.  Subsistence
    A.  Economic Activity
        1.  Maize was first produced around 3000BC, was not a
major food source until laterEarly Period a. The people of Chiapa de Corzo tended to grow
maize b. It is believed that the Early Period was a very
wet phase, therefore help to grow a multitude of
crops c. San Jose Mogote-1600-1300-grew maize, cultivated
avocados, collected wild plant fods, hunted deer,
cottontail, rabbits, and other game