Drained field agriculture in Central and South America : proceedings, 44 International Congress of Americanists, Manchester, 1982

Edited By J.p. Darch. Conference Proceedings. English Text With One Chapter In Spanish. Includes Bibliographies. Front Cover Copyright Frontispiece Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Preface Prólogo Chapter 1. DRAINED FIELDS IN THE AMERICAS: AN INTRODUCTION Chapter 2. CONSTRUCTIONAL INPUTS FOR MAJOR AGROSYSTEMS OF THE ANCIENT MAYA Chapter 3. MODELLING PRE-HISPANIC HYDROAGRICULTURE ON LEVEE BACKSLOPES IN NORTHERN VERACRUZ, MEXICO Chapter 4. SO GREEN AND LIKE A GARDEN: INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE IN ANCIENT VERACRUZ Chapter 5. ANCIENT RAISED FIELD AGRICULTURE IN THE MAYA LOWLANDS OF SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO Chapter 6. ANCIENT MAYA LAND USE AND POTENTIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AT LAMANAI, BELIZE Chapter 7. RAISED FIELD DETECTIONS AT CERROS, NORTHERN BELIZE Chapter 8. EVOLUCION HISTORICA DEL REPERTORIO DE PLANTAS CULTIVADAS EN LAS CHINAMPAS DE LA CUENCA DE MEXICO Chapter 9. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE SAMBORONDON RAISED FIELD PROJECT, GUAYAS BASIN, ECUADOR Chapter 10. PATTERN ANALYSIS OF PRE-HISPANIC RAISED FIELDS OF LAKE TITICACA, PERU Chapter 11. ASPECTS OF THE ORIGIN, MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION OF RIDGED FIELDS IN THE QUITO ALTIPLANO, ECUADOR Chapter 12. PREHISTORIC INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE: PRELIMINARY NOTES ON RIVER CANALIZATION IN THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS Chapter 13. RAISED FIELD COMPLEXES AND ASSOCIATED SETTLEMENTS IN THE COASTAL PLAIN OF WESTERN SURINAME Chapter 14. DRAINED FIELD AGRICULTURE AND SOIL FERTILITY