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Maya forest garden :

161132999X

9781611329995

1611329973

1611329981

9781611327458 (consumer ebook)

9781611329971

9781611329988

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Maya forest garden :

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eight millennia of sustainable cultivation of the tropical woodlands /

Anabel Ford and Ronald Nigh.

New frontiers in historical ecology ;

vol. 6.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Chapter 1: The Context of the Maya Forest Chapter 2: Dwelling in the Maya Forest Chapter 3: Environmental Change and the Historical Ecology of the Maya Forest Chapter 4: Maya Land Use and Population in the Late Classic Period Chapter 5: Forested Landscape of the Ancient Maya Chapter 6: Maya Restoration Agriculture as Conservation for the 21st Century Appendix I: Native Cultigens Appendix II: Favored Trees References Index About the Authors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The conventional wisdom says that the devolution of Classic Maya civilization occurred because its population grew too large and dense to be supported by primitive neotropical farming methods, resulting in debilitating famines and internecine struggles. Using research on contemporary Maya farming techniques and important new archaeological research, Ford and Nigh refute this Malthusian explanation of events in ancient Central America and posit a radical alternative theory. The authors show that ancient Maya farmers developed ingenious, sustainable woodland techniques to cultivate numerous food plants (including the staple maize); examine both contemporary tropical farming techniques and the archaeological record (particularly regarding climate) to reach their conclusions; make the argument that these ancient techniques, still in use today, can support significant populations over long periods of time. "--

Maya forest garden.

9781611329971

Indians of Central America-- Agriculture.

Indians of Mexico-- Agriculture.

Mayas-- Agriculture.

HIS-- 025000

Ford, Anabel

Nigh, Ronald

20150902114145.0

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