ABSTRACT

New evidence that the ancient Mayas practiced intensive, often irrigated, agriculture on a massive scale has forced revision in current thinking about that civilization. Yet, little study has focused on the heirs of this agricultural tradition; in areas of highland Guatemala, Mayan farmers today carry on forms of intensive, irrigated horticulture t

chapter 1|8 pages

Site

chapter 2|7 pages

Cultural Characteristics

chapter 3|24 pages

Origins of Tablón Culture

chapter 4|16 pages

Material Culture

chapter 5|24 pages

Crops

chapter 6|11 pages

The Tablón Process

chapter 7|4 pages

Irrigation

chapter 8|5 pages

Other Economic Pursuits

chapter 9|11 pages

Conclusions