Ancient Maya Life in the Far West Bajo - Social and Environmental Change in the Wetlands of Belize Volume 69

In this lively story of life in the wetlands on the outskirts of the major site of La Milpa, Julie Kunen documents a hitherto unrecognized form of intensive agriculture in the Maya lowlands one that relied on the construction of terraces and berms to trap soil and moisture around the margins of low-lying depressions called bajos.

About the author

Julie L. Kunen is a Diplomacy Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science assigned to the Forestry Team of the US Agency for International Development in the Office of Natural Resources Management, where she focuses on the sustainable development of tropical forests.

Summary

In this lively story of life in the wetlands on the outskirts of the major site of La Milpa, Julie Kunen documents a hitherto unrecognized form of intensive agriculture in the Maya lowlands one that relied on the construction of terraces and berms to trap soil and moisture around the margins of low-lying depressions called bajos.

Product details

• Authors: Julie L Kunen, Julie L. Kunen
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2004
• EAN: 9780816522354
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-2235-4
• No. of pages: 173
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 278 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 535 g
• Series: Anthropological Papers of the; Anthropological Papers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous