The Maya Forest Garden

The Maya Forest Garden
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781315417929
ISBN-13 : 1315417928
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Book Synopsis The Maya Forest Garden by : Anabel Ford

Download or read book The Maya Forest Garden written by Anabel Ford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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