Maya forest garden, the: eight millennia of sustainable cultivation of the tropical woodlands
Auteur :
Ford, Anabel / Nigh, Ronald
Éditeur :
Left Coast Press Inc
ISBN :
9781611329971
Date de publication :
30 juin 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Using studies on contemporary Maya farming techniques and important new archaeological research, the authors show that the ancient Maya were able to support, sustainably, a vast population by farming the forest—thus refuting the common notion that Maya civilization devolved due to overpopulation and famine.