A geospatial method for estimating soil moisture variability in prehistoric agricultural landscapes.

Prehistoric peoples chose farming locations based on environmental conditions, such as soil moisture, which plays a crucial role in crop production. Ancestral Pueblo communities of the central Mesa Verde region became increasingly reliant on maize agriculture for their subsistence needs by AD 900. P...

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Main Authors: Andrew Gillreath-Brown, Lisa Nagaoka, Steve Wolverton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220457