The application of light detection and ranging (LiDAR), a laser-based remote-sensing
technology that is capable of penetrating overlying vegetation and forest canopies, is …

Archaeological research at Caracol, an ancient Maya site that was rediscovered in 1937,
has become a major resource in the interpretation and understanding of the ancient Maya …

During April and May 2013, a total of 1057 km2 of LiDAR was flown by NCALM for a
consortium of archaeologists working in West-central Belize, making this the largest …

How can the past inform the present? Archaeologists working though IHOPE‐Maya seek to
address this question by using archaeological data and ecological reconstructions to …

Individual agents are frequently evident in early writing and notational systems, yet these
systems have rarely been subjected to the concept of agency as it is traceable in …

The cultural area roughly corresponding to the modern state of Oaxaca, Mexico, was a
dynamic cultural arena which saw the rise and development of multiple complex societies …

A major problem has been to bridge the gap between the peoples who are identified by
Spanish and Indian documentary records and those who are known to us only through the …

The integration of archaeological and historical data has taken many shapes and forms
throughout the centuries, but never achieved such a recognized status among scholars as it …

Ancient Maya iconography primarily depicted elite individuals in idealized states of being
and rationalized their power and authority through ideological concepts and otherworld …

A major problem has been to bridge the gap between the peoples who are identified by
Spanish and Indian documentary records and those who are known to us only through the …