The Lowland Maya Area: Three Millennia at the Human-Wildland Interface Contributor(s): Fedick, Scott (Editor), Allen, Michael (Editor), Jim?nez-Osornio, Juan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1560229705 ISBN-13: 9781560229704 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
Dewey: 578.608 |
LCCN: 2002035322 |
Physical Information: 2.02" H x 6.16" W x 8.8" (2.63 lbs) 694 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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Publisher Description: What can we learn from the people of the Maya Lowlands? Integrating history, biodiversity, ethnobotany, geology, ecology, archaeology, anthropology, and other disciplines, The Lowland Maya Area is a valuable guide to the fascinating relationship between man and his environment in the Yucat n peninsula. This book covers virtually every aspect of the biology and ecology of the Maya Lowlands and the many ways that human beings have interacted with their surroundings in that area for the last three thousand years. You'll learn about newly discovered archaeological evidence of wetland use; the domestication and use of cacao and henequen plants; a biodiversity assessment of a select group of plants, animals, and microorganisms; the area's forgotten cotton, indigo, and wax industries; the ecological history of the Yucat n Peninsula; and much more. This comprehensive book will open your eyes to all that we can learn from the Maya people, who continue to live on their native lands, integrating modern life with their old ways and teaching valuable lessons about human dependence on and management of environmental resources. The Lowland Maya Area explores:
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