The Maya Forest Garden - Eight Millennia of Sustainable Cultivation of the Tropical Woodlands (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Left Coast Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Frontiers in Historical Ecology
Release date:	June 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Anabel Ford • Ronald Nigh
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-61132-997-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-61132-997-3
Barcode:	9781611329971

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