Canal Irrigation in Prehistoric Mexico : : The Sequence of Technological Change / / William E. Doolittle.
Prehistoric farmers in Mexico invented irrigation, developed it into a science, and used it widely. Indeed, many of the canal systems still in use in Mexico today were originally begun well before the discovery of the New World. In this comprehensive study, William E. Doolittle synthesizes and exten...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Prehistoric Irrigation, Technology, and Mexico
- 2. An Era of Experimentation, 1200-350 B.C.
- 3. A Time of Maturation, 350 B.C.—A.D. 800
- 4. A Period of Expansion and Intensification, a .d . 800-1200
- 5. The Golden Age, a .d . 1200-1520
- 6. Origins and Cultural Implications
- 7. Accomplishments and Contributions
- Bibliography
- Index