Over a thousand years ago, the Maya civilization was dealing with an unpredictable climate. In response to natural obstacles including overpopulation and drought, the Maya developed intricate farming ...
University of Cincinnati researchers found evidence of sustainable agriculture and forestry spanning a millennia in one ancient Maya city. UC researchers used genetic and pollen analyses to provide ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We investigated the coupled social and ecological dynamics of swidden agriculture through a common property resource field experiment framed ...
Women and gender in the ancient Maya world / Traci Ardren -- Gender and Maya farming: Chan Nòohol, Belize / Cynthia Robin -- Gender divisions of labor and lowland terrace agriculture / Linda Stephen ...