1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990010044500403321

Titolo

L'image en géographie / coordination: Hervé Régnauld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Armand Colin, 2015

ISBN

978-2-200-93010-3

Descrizione fisica

111 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

L'information géographique ; 79, 4

Locazione

ILFGE

Collocazione

Period.043(079, 4)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789907903321

Titolo

Chan [[electronic resource] ] : an ancient Maya farming community / / edited by Cynthia Robin ; foreword by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville [Fla.], : University Press of Florida, c2012

ISBN

0-8130-4375-1

0-8130-4351-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Collana

Maya studies

Altri autori (Persone)

RobinCynthia

Disciplina

972.81

Soggetti

Mayas - Agriculture - Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)

Mayas - Land tenure - Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)

Mayas - Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) - Antiquities

Excavations (Archaeology) - Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)

Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Time, space, and landscapes -- pt. 2. Life in a farming community center -- pt. 3. Diversity across the Chan community -- pt. 4. Bodies, material culture, and meaning -- pt. 5. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The farming community of Chan thrived for over twenty centuries, surpassing the longevity of many larger Maya urban centers. Between 800 BC and 1200 AD it was a major food production center, and this collection of essays reveals the important role played by Maya farmers in the development of ancient Maya society.   Chan offers a synthesis of compelling and groundbreaking discoveries gathered over ten years of research at this one archaeological site in Belize. The contributors develop three central themes, which structure the book. They examine how sustainable farming practices