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05566aam a2200577 i 4500 001 1A43DE54E61D11E7AB1B6A7197128E48 003 SILO 005 20171221010220 008 150430s2015 cauab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015002902 020 $a 1611329981 020 $a 9781611329988 020 $a 1611329973 020 $a 9781611329971 035 $a (OCoLC)894750131 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d IUL $d YAM $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-mx--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-mx 050 00 $a F1435.3.A37 $b F67 2015 082 00 $a 972/.6 $2 23 084 $a SOC003000 $a SOC003000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Ford, Anabel, $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85382343 245 14 $a The Maya Forest Garden : $b Eight Millennia of Sustainable Cultivation of the Tropical Woodlands / $c Anabel Ford and Ronald Nigh. 264 1 $a Walnut Creek, California : $b Left Coast Press, Inc., $c [2015] 300 $a 260 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a New frontiers in historical ecology ; $v Vol. 6 520 $a "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."-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-250) and index. 500 $a 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. 505 0 $a List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Prosperity across centuries -- Chapter 1. The context of the Maya Forest -- Chapter 2. Dwelling in the Maya Forest : the high-performance milpa -- Chapter 3. Environmental change and the historical ecology of the Maya Forest -- Chapter 4. Maya land use, the milpa, and population in the Late Classic period -- Chapter 5. The forested landscape of the Maya -- Chapter 6. Maya restoration agriculture as conservation for the twenty-first century -- Appendix A. Basket of Mesoamerican cultivated plants -- Appendix B. 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