The population of Tikal implications for Maya demography

A demographic evaluation of an ancient Mayan citadel which helps to resolve debates about how the Maya made a living, the nature of their socio-political systems, how they created an impressive built environment, and places them in plausible comparative context with what is known about other ancient...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Archaeopress, editor (editor)
Otros Autores: Webster, David L., 1943- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd 2018.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
Paris monographs in American archaeology ; 49.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46492124*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.