The Maya Footprint: Soil Resources of Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico

Agricultural yields in Northwest Yucatán are constrained by climate, thin soils, and low fertility. Despite this, the ancient Maya city of Chunchucmil Yucatán, Mexico, boasted an immense, dense, and wealthy population during the Middle Classic period (ca A.D. 400-700). Soil physical and chemical pro...

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Main Author: Sweetwood, Ryan V.
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2008
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1356
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2355&context=etd