Économie des bois et gestion des forêts chez les anciens Mayas

Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie

关键词: ancient Maya societies;    environmental archaeology;    charcoal analysis;    wood economy;    forest management;   

DOI  :  10.4000/nda.3276

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Researchers have long considered that the relations between ancient Maya societies and their tropical forested landscape significantly affected social and environmental history throughout the Maya Lowlands. The lingering debate contrasting the hypothesis of a massive deforestation during the Classic period with a model of careful environmental management has not been resolved, and places forest resources exploitation at the center of the rise and fall of ancient Maya cities. In fact, wood is an essential resource, abundant in such environments but still exhaustible, and can therefore constitute a key economic and ecological indicator in the study of ancient societies.As part of the Naachtun Archaeological Project*, the systematic and diachronic study of anthracological samples at Naachtun aims to understand the global wood economy as well as the impact of human activities on the evolution of forested areas through time. In light of the first results, we propose hypotheses concerning firewood collection strategies, local and regional sources of supply, and sylviculture practices. This theoretical framework would allow a greater understanding of the parallel evolution between Naachtun’s society and its environment.

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