The population of Tikal : implications for Maya demography /: implications for Maya demography. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Webster.
• Authors: Webster, David L, 1943-
• Contents: Introduction; A Short History of Maya Demographic Estimates and their Implications; Comparative Demographic Estimates for Other Civilizations; University of Pennsylvania Tikal Project Population Estimates; The 'Managed Forest' Model for the Lowland Maya: Implications for Tikal; Biases and Limitations of the Tikal Research and some Comparisons with Copan; How Many Maya Lived in the Central and Southern Lowlands during Late and Terminal Classic Times? ; Discussion and Conclusions; Appendix A: Population Density Calculations; Appendix B: The Big Stuff; Appendix C: Agricultural Intensification; Appendix D: Maya Food Shortfalls and Their Consequences; Appendix E: Agrarian Capital, Land Tenure, Inheritance, Entitlements, and Agency; Appendix F: Classic Maya Political Organization and Institutions; Appendix G: Malthus, Boserup, and the Maya References cited.
• Publisher Details: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 152 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 972.81016; Mayas -- Guatemala -- Tikal Site -- Social life and customs; Tikal Site (Guatemala) -- Population; Tikal Site (Guatemala) -- Civilization
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784918460
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 8, 2018).
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