We present pollen and microscopic charcoal evidence from securely dated lake sediments,
located in the Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, Mexico. Two periods of agricultural activity are …

Recent surveys in the Tuxtla Mountains of southern Veracruz, Mexico, indicate that the
region had a long history of occupation, beginning around 1400 BC and lasting until the …

A 2 m sediment core from Church's Blue Hole on Andros Island, Bahamas provides the first
paleoecological record from the Bahama Archipelago. The timing of events in the lower …

El paisaje del trópico húmedo de toda América, se señala por la creciente deforestación y
fragmentación de las selvas y los bosques, que dan como resultado un paisaje con una …

Mounting archaeological evidence suggests that floodplain resources, not maize (Zea mays)
agriculture, were instrumental in the emergence of Early Formative (ca. 1500–900 uncal BC) …

The cultivation of hillslopes in pre-Columbian times caused considerable soil erosion in the
landscapes of the semi-arid Tehuacán Valley, south-central Mexico. A very severe episode …

In 1979 I initiated a program of archaeological fieldwork in the Tuxtlas Mountains in southern
Veracruz, Mexico. One of the working hypotheses guiding this research was that Matacapan …

This paper explores patterning in ceramic data from an Early Formative component at the
site of La Joya, located in southern Veracruz, Mexico. The discussion uses ceramic paste …

The current landscape of the Mesoamerican rain forest has been shaped by the migration of
plant and animal species, natural events, and human intervention. This current reflection on …

This paper explores tropical agriculture as a combination of field cultivation and tree
management along Mexico's Gulf Coast during the Formative period (1400 bc–ad 300). I …