Gardens of Prehistory: The Archaeology of Settlement Agriculture in Greater Mesoamerica - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0817305653 ISBN 13 : 9780817305659

Editeur : The University of Alabama Press, 1992

Synopsis

The prehistoric agricultural systems of the New World provided the foundations for a diverse set of complex social developments ranging from the puebloan societies of the American Southwest to the archaic state polities of Mesoamerica and the Andean region. From the tropical forests of Central America to the arid environments or northern New Mexico, Native American farmers made use of a distinctive set of cultigens and cropping systems that supported--with varying degrees of success--growing populations and expanding economies. Lacking most domesticated animals, so important to the mixed agricultural systems of the Old World, Precolumbian farmers developed intensive and resilient systems of agricultural production. These systems supported large societies of people who altered the landscapes they inhabited and generated a unique archaeological record of the evolution of farming in the New World.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Thomas W. Killion is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at Boston University and an archaeologist in the Repatriation Office at the Smithsonian Institution.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of Alabama Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0817305653
• ISBN 13: 9780817305659
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Killion Thomas W.
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