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La agricultura prehistórica de campo elevado en las tierras bajas mayas
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 24, 1981
Resumen
Los antiguos mayas utilizaron campos elevados y canalizados para el cultivo de humedales entre el 200 a.C. y el 200 a.C. y A.D. 850. también. Estos sistemas agrícolas sofisticados, evidentes en el pantano Pulitrouser, probablemente explican los patrones de suelo extendidos en las tierras bajas mayas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología Arqueología.
- Ciencias ambientales Ciencias ambientales.
- La historia de la agricultura La historia de la agricultura La historia de la agricultura La historia de la agricultura La historia de la agricultura La historia de la agricultura La historia de la agricultura La historia de la agricultura
Sus antecedentes:
- La civilización maya desarrolló técnicas agrícolas avanzadas para prosperar en diversos entornos.
- El cultivo de humedales, incluidos los campos elevados y canalizados, fue una estrategia clave para la producción de alimentos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el origen de los patrones del suelo en el pantano de Pulitrouser, Belice.
- Para determinar si estos patrones representan antiguas prácticas agrícolas mayas.
- Para entender el contexto ambiental del cultivo de los humedales mayas.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis geomorfológico de los patrones del suelo en el pantano Pulitrouser.
- Descripción del entorno del pantano, las características agrícolas y el asentamiento asociado (Kokeal).
- Comparación de los hallazgos con los sitios agrícolas mayas conocidos en las tierras bajas centrales.
Principales resultados:
- Los patrones del suelo en el pantano Pulitrouser se identifican como restos de campos elevados y canalizados.
- Estos campos representan una forma de cultivo hidráulico empleado por los antiguos mayas.
- La evidencia sugiere que este cultivo se produjo entre el 200 aC. y A.D. 850. también.
Conclusiones:
- Los sistemas de campo identificados proporcionan información sobre el ingenio y la adaptación agrícola maya.
- Los patrones de suelo extendidos en las tierras bajas mayas centrales son probablemente vestigios de sistemas de cultivo de humedales similares.
- Esta investigación mejora nuestra comprensión de las estrategias de subsistencia maya y la modificación del paisaje.
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