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The Maya Forest Garden - Eight Millennia of Sustainable Cultivation of the Tropical Woodlands (Hardcover)
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The Maya Forest Garden - Eight Millennia of Sustainable Cultivation of the Tropical Woodlands (Hardcover)
Series: New Frontiers in Historical Ecology
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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.
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