The population of Tikal : implications for Maya demography
| 1. Verfasser: |
Webster, David L., 1943-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Oxford :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,
[2018].
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| Umfang/Format: |
vi, 152 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
BAR international series. Paris monographs in American archaeology ;
49 Access archaeology |
| ISBN: | 9781784918453 1784918458 |
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| Parallelausgabe: |
The population of Tikal (Online) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction-- A Short History of Maya Demographic Estimates and their Implications-- Comparative Demographic Estimates for Other Civilizations-- University of Pennsylvania Tikal Project Population Estimates-- The "Managed Forest" Model for the Lowland Maya: Implications for Tikal-- Biases and Limitations of the Tikal Research and some Comparisons with Copan-- How Many Maya Lived in the Central and Southern Lowlands during Late and Terminal Classic Times?
- Discussion and Conclusions-- Appendix A: Population Density Calculations-- Appendix B: The Big Stuff-- Appendix C: Agricultural Intensification-- Appendix D: Maya Food Shortfalls and Their Consequences-- Appendix E: Agrarian Capital, Land Tenure, Inheritance, Entitlements, and Agency-- Appendix F: Classic Maya Political Organization and Institutions-- Appendix G: Malthus, Boserup, and the Maya References cited.
