In the Maya Lowlands of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala two main types of wetlands have played important roles in human history: bajos or intermittently wet environments of the …
BL Turner, JA Sabloff - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
The ninth century collapse and abandonment of the Central Maya Lowlands in the Yucatán peninsular region were the result of complex human–environment interactions. Large-scale …
There is a growing interest worldwide in adopting interdisciplinary approaches for studying the complex and dynamic interplay between societies and landscapes. During the last few …
JJ Aimers - Journal of archaeological research, 2007 - Springer
Interest in the lowland Maya collapse is stronger than ever, and there are now hundreds of studies that focus on the era from approximately AD 750 to AD 1050. In the past, scholars …
Many studies across the central and southern Maya Lowlands of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico have produced records of land degradation, mostly sedimentation …
With population growth, increasing water demands and climate change the need to understand the current and future pathways to water security is becoming more pressing. To …
In The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context, contributors reject the popularized link between societal collapse and drought in Maya civilization, arguing that a series of periodic …
Getting at the Maya Collapse has both temporal and geographic dimensions, because it occurred over centuries and great distances. This requires a wide range of research sites …
The Yucatan Peninsula is one of the world's largest karstic aquifer systems. It is the sole freshwater source for human users and ecosystems. The region hosts internationally …