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| Abstract: | The question whether Prehistoric Tikal was agriculturally self-sufficient based on slash and burn agriculture is proposed. The problem is evaluated from the standpoint of its four most fundamental components: (1) Peten ecology; (2) Tikal population studies; (3) slash and burn agriculture; (4) the modern Haya diet. A computer simulation of Tikal's prehistoric population and agricultural production is made based on present population size. Estimates offered by Haviland (1969) and data from agricultural studies conducted by Cowgill (1961 and 1962) in the Peten. It is concluded that Tikal was not agriculturally self-sufficient using the slash and burn method of farming. Several alternative solutions to their subsistence problem are advanced. |
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| Item Description: | Undergraduate thesis written for Program year: 1976-1977 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (72 pages).
Digitized from print version held at Pickle Center High Density Storage, HDR barcode A14850693541 |
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