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The scale and organization of ancient Maya water management
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Wyatt, Andrew R. 2049-1948 2049-1948 Wiley Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Ocean Engineering Water Science and Technology Aquatic Science Ecology Oceanography http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1042 <jats:p>The archaeological remains of ancient water storage and irrigation technologies are often prominent features on the landscape. Dams, canals, and irrigation ditches required great amounts of labor to build and maintain and are often associated with centralized, state‐level management. But these more visible features existed alongside smaller water management technologies that were often managed at the community or household level. In the Maya area in southern Mesoamerica, evidence of these ancient technologies is found in the form of small dams, reservoirs and other water storage features, wells, irrigation canals, and agricultural terraces. A review of the literature reveals that these technologies are ubiquitous in the Maya area during the period from the Middle Preclassic to the Terminal Classic (400 B.C. to A.D. 1000) when the ancient Maya civilization reached its peak of population and political complexity. Small‐scale water management technologies inform us both how the ancient Maya utilized and managed their resources, and also provide insight into political and social organization. <jats:italic>WIREs Water</jats:italic> 2014, 1:449–467. doi: 10.1002/wat2.1042</jats:p><jats:p>This article is categorized under: <jats:list list-type="explicit-label"> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Water and Life > Conservation, Management, and Awareness</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Engineering Water > Sustainable Engineering of Water</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Human Water > Water Governance</jats:p></jats:list-item> </jats:list></jats:p> The scale and organization of ancient Maya water management WIREs Water |
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