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Book Synopsis
Pulltrouser Swamp conclusively demonstrates the existence of hydraulic, raised-field agriculture in the Maya lowlands between 150 B.C. and A.D. 850.

Table of Contents
  • Preface by B. L. Turner II
  • 1. Wetlands and the Maya: An Overview of the Problem and the Pulltrouser Swamp Project (B. L. Turner II and Peter D. Harrison)
  • 2. The Physical Setting: Northern Belize and Pulltrouser Swamp (William C. Johnson)
  • 3. Vegetation Associations at Pulltrouser Swamp (Janice P. Darch)
  • 4. The Excavations of Raised and Channelized Fields at Pulltrouser Swamp (B. L. Turner II)
  • 5. The Soils of Pulltrouser Swamp: Classification and Characteristics (Janice P. Darch)
  • with Further Comments on Soils and Raised Fields by (William C. Johnson)
  • 6. Macrofloral Remains of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields (Charles H. Miksicek)
  • 7. Analysis of Pollen from the Fields at Pulltrouser Swamp (Frederick M. Wiseman)
  • 8. Mollusca: A Contrast in Species Diversity from Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitats (Alan P. Covich)
  • 9. The Pulltrouser Settlement Survey and Mapping of Kokeal (Peter D. Harrison)
  • 10. The Excavations at Southern Kokeal (Nancy Ettlinger)
  • 11. The Ceramics of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields (Robert E. Fry)
  • 12. The Lithic Artifacts of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields (Harry J. Shafer)
  • 13. Pulltrouser Swamp and Maya Raised Fields: A Summation (B. L. Turner II and Peter D. Harrison)
  • References
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/11/1983
      ISBN13: 9780292741942, 978-0292741942
      ISBN10: 0292741944
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Pulltrouser Swamp conclusively demonstrates the existence of hydraulic, raised-field agriculture in the Maya lowlands between 150 B.C. and A.D. 850.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface by B. L. Turner II
      • 1. Wetlands and the Maya: An Overview of the Problem and the Pulltrouser Swamp Project (B. L. Turner II and Peter D. Harrison)
      • 2. The Physical Setting: Northern Belize and Pulltrouser Swamp (William C. Johnson)
      • 3. Vegetation Associations at Pulltrouser Swamp (Janice P. Darch)
      • 4. The Excavations of Raised and Channelized Fields at Pulltrouser Swamp (B. L. Turner II)
      • 5. The Soils of Pulltrouser Swamp: Classification and Characteristics (Janice P. Darch)
      • with Further Comments on Soils and Raised Fields by (William C. Johnson)
      • 6. Macrofloral Remains of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields (Charles H. Miksicek)
      • 7. Analysis of Pollen from the Fields at Pulltrouser Swamp (Frederick M. Wiseman)
      • 8. Mollusca: A Contrast in Species Diversity from Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitats (Alan P. Covich)
      • 9. The Pulltrouser Settlement Survey and Mapping of Kokeal (Peter D. Harrison)
      • 10. The Excavations at Southern Kokeal (Nancy Ettlinger)
      • 11. The Ceramics of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields (Robert E. Fry)
      • 12. The Lithic Artifacts of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields (Harry J. Shafer)
      • 13. Pulltrouser Swamp and Maya Raised Fields: A Summation (B. L. Turner II and Peter D. Harrison)
      • References
      • Index

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