Ancient Maya wetland fields revealed under tropical forest canopy from laser scanning and multiproxy evidence

T Beach, S Luzzadder-Beach… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
We report on a large area of ancient Maya wetland field systems in Belize, Central America,
based on airborne lidar survey coupled with multiple proxies and radiocarbon dates that …

Machine learning-ready remote sensing data for Maya archaeology

Ž Kokalj, S Džeroski, I Šprajc, J Štajdohar, A Draksler… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
In our study, we set out to collect a multimodal annotated dataset for remote sensing of Maya
archaeology, that is suitable for deep learning. The dataset covers the area around Chactún …

Aquaculture in the ancient world: Ecosystem engineering, domesticated landscapes, and the first Blue Revolution

AJ Rogers - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2024 - Springer
Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food sector and accounts for more than 50% of the
world's fish food supply. The significant growth in global aquaculture since the middle of the …

Diversity in ancient Maya water management strategies and landscapes at Caracol, Belize, and Tikal, Guatemala

ASZ Chase, R Cesaretti - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The Classic Period Maya cities of Caracol and Tikal possessed unique urban morphologies
of water management. In part, the built environment at each city reflects adaptations to the …

Multi-millennial human impacts and climate change during the Maya early Anthropocene: implications on hydro-sedimentary dynamics and socio-environmental …

C Castanet, L Purdue, M Testé, A Garnier… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Maya early Anthropocene (2000 BCE–1000 CE) in Mesoamerica, socio-
environmental interactions contributed to the rise and decline of the ancient Maya …

Taking the high ground: A model for lowland Maya settlement patterns

MA Canuto, L Auld-Thomas - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2021 - Elsevier
Settlement research in the Maya lowlands has struggled to reconcile its goals to model a
tropical forest civilization in ecological terms with the logistical constraints imposed by the …

Ancient Maya water management, agriculture, and society in the area of Chactún, Campeche, Mexico

I Šprajc, NP Dunning, J Štajdohar, QH Gómez… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three major Maya centers recently discovered in the northern part of the uninhabited
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in eastern Campeche, Mexico, provided the first …

Growth and decline of a sustainable city: A multitemporal perspective on blue-black-green infrastructures at the pre-Columbian Lowland Maya city of Tikal

C Isendahl, NP Dunning, L Grazioso… - Urban …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The New Urban Agenda's call for long-term visions in urban planning fails to recognise that
'long-term'implies different longevities depending on context of assessment. Compared to …

Tropical wetland persistence through the Anthropocene: Multiproxy reconstruction of environmental change in a Maya agroecosystem

S Krause, TP Beach, S Luzzadder-Beach, D Cook… - Anthropocene, 2021 - Elsevier
Wetlands epitomize all forms of the proposed Anthropocene era because they record both
past and recent human environmental interaction and because of their abundant resources …

Buried solutions: How Maya urban life substantiates soil connectivity

DL Evans, BN Vis, NP Dunning, E Graham, C Isendahl - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Soils are a pivot of sustainable development. Yet, urban planning decisions persist in
compromising the usability of the urban soils resource. Urban land cover expansion to …