Canal irrigation in prehistoric Mexico :
by Doolittle, William Emery.
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : University of Texas Press, (Austin :) Physical details: xiv, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:9780292715585 (alk. paper); 0292715587 (alk. paper).
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Irrigation
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Mexico.
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Indians of Mexico
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Antiquities.
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Mexico
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Antiquities.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-198) and index.
Prehistoric irrigation, technology, and Mexico -- An era of experimentation, 1200 - 350 B.C. -- A time of maturation, 350 B.C. - A.D. 800 -- A period of expansion and intensification, A.D. 800 - 1200 -- The Golden Age, A.D. 1200 - 1520 -- Origins and cultural implications -- Accomplishments and contributions.
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, the author synthesizes and extensively analyzes all that is currently known about the development and use of irrigation technology in prehistoric Mexico from about 1200 B.C. until the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century A.D.
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