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001 2014015323
003 DLC
005 20150429082822.0
008 140425s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014015323
020 $a9781107027930 (hardback)
020 $a1107027934 (hardback)
020 $z9781139227209 (ebook)
020 $z1139227203 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aQE720.2.G9$bT55 2015
082 00 $a560/.450972812$223
084 $aSOC003000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aTikal :$bpaleoecology of an ancient Maya city /$cedited by David L. Lentz, University of Cincinnati, Nicholas P. Dunning, University of Cincinnati, Vernon L. Scarborough, University of Cincinnati.
264 1 $aNew York, NY, USA :$bCambridge University Press,$c2015.
300 $axxiv, 347 pages :$billustrations ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"This book focuses on how the ancient Maya in the northern Petén Basin were able to sustain large populations during the Late Classic period"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 298-339) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: 1. Tikal land, water, and forest: an introduction Nicholas P. Dunning, David L. Lentz and Vernon L. Scarborough; 2. The evolution of an ancient waterworks system at Tikal Vernon L. Scarborough and Liwy Grazioso Sierra; 3. At the core of Tikal: terrestrial sediment sampling and water management Brian Lane, Vernon L. Scarborough and Nicholas P. Dunning; 4. Bringing the University of Pennsylvania maps of Tikal into the era of electronic GIS Christopher Carr, Eric Weaver, Nicholas P. Dunning and Vernon L. Scarborough; 5. Examining landscape modifications for water management at Tikal using three-dimensional modeling with Arcgis.91 Eric Weaver, Christopher Carr, Nicholas P. Dunning, Lee Florea and Vernon L. Scarborough; 6. Life on the edge: Tikal in a bajo landscape Nicholas P. Dunning, Robert E. Griffin, John G. Jones, Richard E. Terry, Zachary Larsen and Christopher Carr; 7. Connecting contemporary ecology and ethnobotany to ancient plant use practices of the Maya at Tikal Kim Thompson, Angela Hood, Dana Cavaller and David L. Lentz; 8. Agroforestry and agricultural practices of the ancient Maya at Tikal David L. Lentz, Kevin Magee, Eric Weaver, John G. Jones, Kenneth B. Tankersley, Angela Hood, Gerald Islebe, Carmen Ramos and Nicholas P. Dunning; 9. Fire and water: the archaeological significance of Tikal's Quaternary sediments Kenneth Tankersley, Nicholas P. Dunning, Vernon L. Scarborough, John Jones, Christopher Carr and David L. Lentz; 10. Fractious farmers at Tikal David Webster and Timothy Murtha; 11. The material culture of Tikal Palma Buttles, Carmen Ramos and Fred Valdez Jr; 12. A neighborly view: water and environmental history of the El Zotz region Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Jonathan Flood, Stephen Houston, Thomas Garrison, Edwin Román, Steve Bozarth and James Doyle; 13. Defining the constructed niche of Tikal: a summary view David L. Lentz, Nicholas P. Dunnin and Vernon L. Scarborough.
650 0 $aPaleoecology$zGuatemala$zTikal Site.
650 0 $aWetland agriculture$zGuatemala$zTikal Site.
651 0 $aTikal Site (Guatemala)
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aLenta, David L.$q(David Lewis),$d1951-
700 1 $aDunning, Nicholas P.,$d1957-
700 1 $aScarborough, Vernon L.$q(Vernon Lee),$d1950-