B. L. Turner and Peter D. Harrison (editors) - Pulltrouser Swamp: Ancient Maya Habitat, Agriculture, and Settlement in Northern Belize
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Pulltrouser Swamp : Ancient Maya Habitat, Agriculture, and Settlement in Northern Belize Texas Pan American Series
author
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Turner, B. L.; Harrison, Peter D.
publisher
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University of Utah Press
isbn10 | asin
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0874806542
print isbn13
:
9780874806540
ebook isbn13
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9780585278872
language
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English
subject
Mayas--Agriculture, Mayas--Antiquities, Indians of Central America--Agriculture--Belize--Pulltrouser Swamp, Indians of Central America--Belize--Pulltrouser Swamp--Antiquities, Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric--Belize--Pulltrouser Swamp, Pulltrouser S
publication date
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1983
lcc
:
F1435.3.A37P84 1983eb
ddc
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972/.75016
subject
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Mayas--Agriculture, Mayas--Antiquities, Indians of Central America--Agriculture--Belize--Pulltrouser Swamp, Indians of Central America--Belize--Pulltrouser Swamp--Antiquities, Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric--Belize--Pulltrouser Swamp, Pulltrouser S
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Pulltrouser Swamp
Ancient Maya Habitat, Agriculture, and Settlement in Northern Belize
Edited by B.L. Turner II and Peter D. Harrison
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2000 by the University of Utah Press All rights reserved
First edition, 1983, cataloged as:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Main entry under title: Pulltrouser Swamp. [Texas Pan American Series] Bibliography: p. Includes Index.
1. Mayas-Agriculture-Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Mayas-Antiquities-Addresses, essays, lectures. 3. Pulltrouser Swamp (Belize)-Antiquities-Addresses, essays, lectures. 4. Indians of Central America- Belize-Pulltrouser Swamp-Agriculture-Addresses, essays, lectures. 5. Indians of Central America-Belize-Pulltrouser Swamp-Antiquities Addresses, essays, lectures. 6. Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric-Belize-Pulltrouser Swamp-Addresses, essays, lectures. 7. Belize-Antiquities-Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Turner, B.L. (Billie Lee), 1945 - . II. Harrison, Peter D., 1937 - . III. Series. F1435.3.A37P84 1983 972.82'6 83-5906 ISBN 0-87480-654-2
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Dedicated to WILLIAM M. DENEVAN pioneer in the study of pre-Hispanic wetland agriculture
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Contents
Preface
B. L. Turner II
ix
1. Wetlands and the Maya: An Overview of the Problem and the Pulltrouser Swamp Project
B. L. Turner II and Peter D. Harrison
1
2. The Physical Setting: Northern Belize and Pulltrouser Swamp
William C. Johnson
8
3. Vegetation Associations at Pulltrouser Swamp
Janice P. Darch
21
4. The Excavations of Raised and Channelized Fields at Pulltrouser Swamp
B. L. Turner II
30
5. The Soils of Pulltrouser Swamp: Classification and Characteristics
Janice P. Darch
52
with Further Comments on Soils and Raised Fields
William C. Johnson
91
6. Macrofloral Remains of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields
Charles H. Miksicek
94
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7. Analysis of Pollen from the Fields at Pulltrouser Swamp
Frederick M. Wiseman
105
8. Mollusca: A Contrast in Species Diversity from Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitats
Alan P. Covich
120
9. The Pulltrouser Settlement Survey and Mapping of Kokeal
Peter D. Harrison
140
10. The Excavations at Southern Kokeal
Nancy Ettlinger
158
11. The Ceramics of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields
Robert E. Fry
194
12. The Lithic Artifacts of the Pulltrouser Area: Settlements and Fields
Harry J. Shafer
212
13. Pulltrouser Swamp and Maya Raised Fields: A Summation
B. L. Turner II and Peter D. Harrison
246
References
271
Index
291
Page ix
Preface
The stimulus for this study occurred in 1973 when Peter Harrison and I independently identified ground patterns in the bajos Morocoy and Acatuch, Quintana Roo, as relics of Maya raised fields and canals. We subsequently learned that Alfred Siemens had photographed some of these patterns previous to 1973. The large areas covered by these patterns in the southern Quintana Roo area alone had major implications for Maya agricultural and cultural histories, and challenges concerning the proper interpretations to be given to these and other finds quickly developed. It was obvious that an interdisciplinary project was needed to solve various facets of the raised-field controversy. The Instituto Nacional de Antropologa e Historia, Mexico, awarded a permit for the study. Unfortunately, by the time that funds were procured for an examination of the Quintana Roo patterns, the project was unable to meet the procedural requirements of INAH study. In addition, by 1979 much of the
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