by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Sustainable agriculture have provided the prosperity of some pre-Columbian era cities for centuries according to a University of Cincinnati<\/strong> study<\/a>. Through genetic investigation applied to pollen traces, researchers have reconstructed the story behind Yaxnohcah<\/strong>, an important center located in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, near the border with Guatemala.<\/p>\n “Yaxnohcah was a major city of the ancient Maya<\/strong> world, especially during the Preclassic period (1000 BCE\u2013200 CE)”, the study says. “Our results indicate that although there were large areas cleared for agricultural purposes, a mosaic of mature upland and bajo forest remained throughout the Maya occupation.”<\/p>\n New Research: Paleoecological Studies at the Ancient Maya Center of Yaxnohcah Using Analyses of Pollen, Environmental DNA, and Plant Macroremains: Yaxnohcah was a major city of the ancient Maya world, especially during the Preclassic period\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/PVwtt35ZJM<\/a> #Ecology<\/a><\/p>\n — Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution (@FrontEcolEvol) June 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n