The geoarchaeology of a terraced landscape :: from Aztec Matlatzinco to modern Calixtlahuaca /

"This manuscript uses geoarchaeology and the study of landscapes to look at the agrarian history of a settlement in the Toluca Valley, central Mexico, from prehistoric to historic times. It is based on both survey and excavation data, plus geoarchaeological and archival research. It explores ho...

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Main Authors: Borejsza, Aleksander, 1974- (Author), Rodríguez López, Isabel (Archaeologist) (Author), Frederick, Charles D. (Author), Smith, Michael Ernest, 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2021]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"This manuscript uses geoarchaeology and the study of landscapes to look at the agrarian history of a settlement in the Toluca Valley, central Mexico, from prehistoric to historic times. It is based on both survey and excavation data, plus geoarchaeological and archival research. It explores how social circumstance promotes the improvement or degradation of agricultural land prehistorically, then the impact of Spanish colonialism on these agrarian systems, and finally, how the long-term modification of these landscapes impacts the valley in post-colonial times"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 370 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1647690722
9781647690724

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