06300nam 2200805 450 991046485140332120200520144314.01-4920-1325-01-60732-280-3(CKB)3710000000093736(EBL)3039832(SSID)ssj0001133952(PQKBManifestationID)11716371(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001133952(PQKBWorkID)11176365(PQKB)10482778(MiAaPQ)EBC3039832(OCoLC)873807557(MdBmJHUP)muse27986(Au-PeEL)EBL3039832(CaPaEBR)ebr10850174(CaONFJC)MIL910590(OCoLC)878142775(EXLCZ)99371000000009373620140403h20142014 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrThe great Maya droughts in cultural context case studies in resilience and vulnerability /edited by Gyles IannoneBoulder, Colorado :University Press of Colorado,2014.©20141 online resource (489 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60732-279-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Contributors""; ""1: Introduction""; ""2: The Dynamics of Ancient Maya Developmental History""; ""3: Assessing the Great Maya Droughts""; ""4: Agricultural Landscapes, Deforestation, and Drought Severity""; ""5: Climate Change in the Ancient Maya Forest""; ""6: The End of the Beginning""; ""7: A Tale of Three Cities""; ""8: Collapse without Drought""; ""9: The Classic Maya Collapse, Water, and Economic Change in Mesoamerica""; ""10: Water in the West""; ""11: Oxygen Isotopes from Maya Archaeological Deer Remains""""12: The Prehistoric Maya of Northern Belize""""13: An Archaeological Consideration of Long-Term Socioecological Dynamics on the Vaca Plateau, Belize""; ""14: Tracking Climate Change in the Ancient Maya World through Zooarchaeological Habitat Analyses""; ""15: Maya Drought and Niche Inheritance""; ""References""; ""Index"""In The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context, contributors reject the popularized link between societal collapse and drought in Maya civilization, arguing that a series of periodic "collapses," including the infamous Terminal Classic collapse (AD 750), were caused not solely by climate change-related droughts but by a combination of other social, political, and environmental factors. New and senior scholars of archaeology and environmental science explore the timing and intensity of droughts and provide a nuanced understanding of socio-ecological dynamics, with specific reference to what makes communities resilient or vulnerable when faced with environmental change. Contributors recognize the existence of four droughts that correlate with periods of demographic and political decline and identify a variety of concurrent political and social issues. They argue that these primary underlying factors were exacerbated by drought conditions and ultimately led to societal transitions that were by no means uniform across various sites and subregions. They also deconstruct the concept of "collapse" itself--although the line of Maya kings ended with the Terminal Classic collapse, the Maya people and their civilization survived"--Provided by publisher."In The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context, contributors reject the popularized link between societal collapse and drought in Maya civilization, arguing that a series of periodic "collapses," including the infamous Terminal Classic collapse (AD 750-1050), were not caused solely by climate change-related droughts but by a combination of other social, political, and environmental factors. New and senior scholars of archaeology and environmental science explore the timing and intensity of droughts and provide a nuanced understanding of socio-ecological dynamics, with specific reference to what makes communities resilient or vulnerable when faced with environmental change.Contributors recognize the existence of four droughts that correlate with periods of demographic and political decline and identify a variety of concurrent political and social issues. They argue that these primary underlying factors were exacerbated by drought conditions and ultimately led to societal transitions that were by no means uniform across various sites and subregions. They also deconstruct the concept of "collapse" itself--although the line of Maya kings ended with the Terminal Classic collapse, the Maya people and their civilization survived.The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context offers new insights into the complicated series of events that impacted the decline of Maya civilization. This significant contribution to our increasingly comprehensive understanding of ancient Maya culture will be of interest to students and scholars of archaeology, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies"--Provided by publisher.MayasHistoryMayasSocial conditionsMayasAntiquitiesDroughtsCentral AmericaHistoryIndigenous peopleEcologyCentral AmericaHuman beingsEffect of climate onCentral AmericaCropsEffect of drougt onCentral AmericaEnvironmental archaeologyCentral AmericaSocial archaeologyCentral AmericaCentral AmericaAntiquitiesElectronic books.MayasHistory.MayasSocial conditions.MayasAntiquities.DroughtsHistory.Indigenous peopleEcologyHuman beingsEffect of climate onCropsEffect of drougt onEnvironmental archaeologySocial archaeology972.8/01Iannone GylesMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464851403321The great Maya droughts in cultural context1991561UNINA