Description
New evidence that the ancient Mayas practiced intensive, often irrigated, agriculture on a massive scale has forced revision in current thinking about that civilization. Yet, little study has focused on the heirs of this agricultural tradition; in areas of highland Guatemala, Mayan farmers today carry on forms of intensive, irrigated horticulture t
Table of Contents
Westview Replica Editions -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Site -- Cultural Characteristics -- Origins of Tablon Culture -- Material Culture -- Crops -- The Tablon Process -- Irrigation -- Other Economic Pursuits -- Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B
