THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SUSTAINABILITY: MESOAMERICA
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SUSTAINABILITY: MESOAMERICA
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可持续性考古学：中美洲
作者：
V. Scarborough
人类生态学在中美洲环境中的作用需要严谨和想象力来评估许多不同群体共享其不同资源的复杂性和成就。从最近的文献中发现的三个重叠和互补的生态方向通常在其他地方-文化领域之外-是（1）社区及其景观的弹性和脆弱性，（2）经济任务逻辑，（3）复杂性轨迹。与旧世界相比，中美洲在经济、政治和意识形态方面都有着独特的发展历程，这一过程受到环境机遇和限制的显著影响。简要介绍了经验教训。
Abstract The role of human ecology in a Mesoamerican context requires both rigor and imagination to assess the sophistication and accomplishment of the many diverse groups sharing its varied resources. Three overlapping and complementary ecological orientations from recent literature found generally elsewhere—outside the culture area—are (1) resilience and vulnerability of communities and their landscapes, (2) economic tasking logics, and (3) complexity trajectories. Mesoamerica charted a unique economic, political, and ideological course when compared to the Old World, one significantly affected by its environmental opportunities and constraints. Brief attention is given to lessons learned.