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The role of agriculture in the formation of prehispanic cities and states in Central Mexico.

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I discuss the role of agriculture in the development of the first cities and the ancient political economy of central Mexico

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I hope this article helps advancing understanding the role of agriculture in the development of highland central Mexico as one of the most urbanized places in the world for 2000 years.

Deborah Nichols

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This page is a summary of: INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE AND EARLY COMPLEX SOCIETIES OF THE BASIN OF MEXICO: THE FORMATIVE PERIOD, Ancient Mesoamerica, January 2015, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0956536115000279.
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