The managed mosaic : ancient Maya agriculture and resource use ; [papers presented at the Conference on Ancient Maya Agriculture and Biological Resource Management, held Aug. 22-24, 1991, University of California, Riverside

1. Introduction: New Perspectives On Ancient Maya Agriculture And Resource Use / Scott L. Fedick -- 2. The Transformation From Foraging To Farming In Lowland Mesoamerica / Barbara Voorhies -- 3. A Record Of Long- And Short-term Climatic Variation From Northwest Yucatan: Cenote San Jose Chulchaca / Barbara W. Leyden, Mark Brenner And Tom Whitmore [et Al.] -- 4. A Reexamination Of Regional Variability In The Prehistoric Agricultural Landscape / Nicholas P. Dunning -- 5. The Pre-hispanic Cultivation Of Rejolladas And Stone-lands: New Evidence From Northeast Yucatan / Susan Kepecs And Sylviane Boucher -- 6. Sustainable Production And Residential Variation: A Historical Perspective On Pre-hispanic Domestic Economies In The Maya Lowlands / Laura J. Levi -- 7. An Interpretive Kaleidoscope: Alternative Perspectives On Ancient Agricultural Landscapes Of The Maya Lowlands / Scott L. Fedick -- 8. Benign Flooding On Tropical Lowland Floodplains / Alfred H. Siemens -- 9. Prehistoric Maya Farming In The Wetlands Of Northern Belize: More Data From Albion Island And Beyond / Mary D. Pohl And Paul Bloom -- 10. Formation Of Ancient Maya Wetland Fields: Natural And Anthropogenic Processes / Kevin O. Pope, Mary D. Pohl And John S. Jacob -- 11. Settlement And Land Use In The Pulltrouser Swamp Archaeological Zone, Northern Belize / Peter D. Harrison -- 12. Paleolimnological Analysis In The Central Peten, Guatemala / Don S. Rice -- 13. Interactions Between Demographic Processes And Soil Resources In The Copan Valley, Honduras / John D. Wingard -- 14. The Political Economy Of Ancient Maya Land Use: The Road To Ruin / K. Anne Pyburn -- 15. Precolumbian Maya Exploitation And Management Of Deer Populations / H. Sorayya Carr -- 16. Achaeobotanical And Palynological Research At A Late Preclassic Maya Community, Cerros, Belize / Cathy J. Cane. 17. Prehistoric Maya Use Of Native Palms: Archaeobotanical And Ethnobotanical Evidence / Heather Mckillop -- 18. Critical Resource Control And The Rise Of The Classic Period Maya / Anabel Ford -- 19. Reservoirs And Watersheds In The Central Maya Lowlands / Vernon Scarborough -- 20. Resource Exploitation And Exchange Among The Classic Maya: Some Initial Findings Of The Maya Mountains Archaeological Project / Peter S. Dunham -- 21. Conclusion: Landscape Approaches To The Study Of Ancient Maya Agriculture And Resource Use / Scott L. Fedick. Edited By Scott L. Fedick. Papers Presented At The Conference On Ancient Maya Agriculture And Biological Resource Management, Held Aug. 22-24, 1991, University Of California, Riverside. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 349-404) And Index. This collection draws on the most up-to-date investigations of Maya practices to show that the lowland Maya utilized a highly flexible regional and local approach in their management of agricultural, mineral, game, and water resources.