The three sisters planting system is used as evidence that Mayan agriculture was not primitive but symbiotic, scientific, and able to sustain large populations under constrained conditions.
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Three Sisters
The three sisters planting system is used as evidence that Mayan agriculture was not primitive but symbiotic, scientific, and able to sustain large populations under constrained conditions.
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"...most efficient way to use farmland. And this is called the three sisters planting."
"Okay? What they would do is this. They would grow corn, bean, and squash together in a symbiotic relationship. So that they're all helping..."
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