TY - MGZN T1 - Unraveling another Mayan mystery Y1 - 1987 A1 - Allan Chen KW - citrus KW - cocao KW - mahogany KW - mamey KW - Maya KW - pet kot KW - rainforests KW - raised fields KW - raman KW - sapodilla KW - sapote KW - slash and burn KW - Yucatan AB - It has been thought for some time that he inability of the Maya to feed themselves was the precursor of their downfall. However Arturo Gomez-Pompa, a botanist and conservationist at the University of California at Riverside, has found evidence of raised fields in Maya territory which would have had the ability to support the Maya at their height. This paper contrasts raised field technology with slash-and-burn technology and looks at the advantages of raised fields over both slash and burn and modern agriculture. JF - Discover ER -