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Abejas Phase
Abejas Phase [CP].Fourth main phase of activity in the Tehuacán Valley of Mexico, dating to the period 4300–3000 BC, marked archaeologically by the appearance of semi-permanent villages of pit houses, new species of plant food, long obsidian blades, and possibly the cultivation of cotton. Agriculture supplies up to 25 per cent of food requirements during this phase.
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