Author: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil mapping
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Soil Survey Manual
Author: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil mapping
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil mapping
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Soil Survey Manual
Author:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Chan
Author: Cynthia Robin
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813043514
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The farming community of Chan thrived for over twenty centuries, surpassing the longevity of many larger Maya urban centers. Between 800 BC and 1200 AD it was a major food production center, and this collection of essays reveals the important role played by Maya farmers in the development of ancient Maya society. Chan offers a synthesis of compelling and groundbreaking discoveries gathered over ten years of research at this one archaeological site in Belize. The contributors develop three central themes, which structure the book. They examine how sustainable farming practices maintained the surrounding forest, allowing the community to exist for two millennia. They trace the origins of elite Maya state religion to the complex religious belief system developed in small communities such as Chan. Finally, they describe how the group-focused political strategies employed by local leaders differed from the highly hierarchical strategies of the Classic Maya kings in their large cities. In breadth, methodology, and findings, this volume scales new heights in the study of Maya society and culture.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813043514
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The farming community of Chan thrived for over twenty centuries, surpassing the longevity of many larger Maya urban centers. Between 800 BC and 1200 AD it was a major food production center, and this collection of essays reveals the important role played by Maya farmers in the development of ancient Maya society. Chan offers a synthesis of compelling and groundbreaking discoveries gathered over ten years of research at this one archaeological site in Belize. The contributors develop three central themes, which structure the book. They examine how sustainable farming practices maintained the surrounding forest, allowing the community to exist for two millennia. They trace the origins of elite Maya state religion to the complex religious belief system developed in small communities such as Chan. Finally, they describe how the group-focused political strategies employed by local leaders differed from the highly hierarchical strategies of the Classic Maya kings in their large cities. In breadth, methodology, and findings, this volume scales new heights in the study of Maya society and culture.
Special Publication - Coast and Geodetic Survey
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Reconnaissance Survey
Author:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781644691380
Category : Identity (Philosophical concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781644691380
Category : Identity (Philosophical concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Maps for America
Author: Morris Mordecai Thompson
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Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Archaic Occupation on the Santa Cruz Flats
Author: T. Kathleen Henderson
Publisher:
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Georeferencing
Author: Linda L. Hill
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262512521
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
An introduction to the principles of unified georeferencing, which uses placename and geospatial referencing interchangeably across all types of information storage and retrieval systems. Georeferencing--relating information to geographic location--has been incorporated into today's information systems in various ways. We use online services to map our route from one place to another; science, business, and government increasingly use geographic information systems (GIS) to hold and analyze data. Most georeferenced information searches using today's information systems are done by text query. But text searches for placenames fall short--when, for example, a place is known by several names (or by none). In addition, text searches don't cover all sources of geographic data; maps are traditionally accessed only through special indexes, filing systems, and agency contacts; data from remote sensing images or aerial photography is indexed by geospatial location (mathematical coordinates such as longitude and latitude). In this book, Linda Hill describes the advantages of integrating placename-based and geospatial referencing, introducing an approach to "unified georeferencing" that uses placename and geospatial referencing interchangeably across all types of information storage and retrieval systems. After a brief overview of relevant material from cognitive psychology on how humans perceive and respond to geographic space, Hill introduces the reader to basic information about geospatial information objects, concepts of geospatial referencing, the role of gazetteer data, the ways in which geospatial referencing has been included in metadata structures, and methods for the implementation of geographic information retrieval (GIR). Georeferencing will be a valuable reference for librarians, archivists, scientific data managers, information managers, designers of online services, and any information professional who deals with place-based information.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262512521
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
An introduction to the principles of unified georeferencing, which uses placename and geospatial referencing interchangeably across all types of information storage and retrieval systems. Georeferencing--relating information to geographic location--has been incorporated into today's information systems in various ways. We use online services to map our route from one place to another; science, business, and government increasingly use geographic information systems (GIS) to hold and analyze data. Most georeferenced information searches using today's information systems are done by text query. But text searches for placenames fall short--when, for example, a place is known by several names (or by none). In addition, text searches don't cover all sources of geographic data; maps are traditionally accessed only through special indexes, filing systems, and agency contacts; data from remote sensing images or aerial photography is indexed by geospatial location (mathematical coordinates such as longitude and latitude). In this book, Linda Hill describes the advantages of integrating placename-based and geospatial referencing, introducing an approach to "unified georeferencing" that uses placename and geospatial referencing interchangeably across all types of information storage and retrieval systems. After a brief overview of relevant material from cognitive psychology on how humans perceive and respond to geographic space, Hill introduces the reader to basic information about geospatial information objects, concepts of geospatial referencing, the role of gazetteer data, the ways in which geospatial referencing has been included in metadata structures, and methods for the implementation of geographic information retrieval (GIR). Georeferencing will be a valuable reference for librarians, archivists, scientific data managers, information managers, designers of online services, and any information professional who deals with place-based information.