This paper focuses on the discoveries of the last decade in Maya archaeology, and
assesses their impact on previous models and synthetic frameworks. Although the …

Landscape interactions of Trypanosoma cruzi (Tc) with Triatoma dimidiata (Td) depend on
the presence and relative abundance of mammal hosts. This study analyzed a landscape …

Three major Maya centers recently discovered in the northern part of the uninhabited
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in eastern Campeche, Mexico, provided the first …

Maya Lowlands climate researchers have set aside earlier beliefs that Maya civilization
flourished in an unchanging environment. Analyses of river discharge, weather patterns …

This paper classifies the karst landscapes of the Petén Plateau and defines the Mirador-
Calakmul Karst Basin by illustrating the distribution of its karst hydrologic features …

The objective of this chapter is to offer a short but comprehensive overview of the Yucatán
Peninsula, its karstic landscapes and soil types. In this chapter, we will also provide insights …

Home to large tracts of biodiverse tropical forests, harboring valuable endemic species and
carrying the spirit of its millennium Mayan culture, the Yucatán Peninsula is of high interest …

This book provides theory, comparison, and synthesis to establish a carefully considered
framework for approaching the study of courts and their functions throughout the world of the …

Small depressions are a frequent landscape feature in the northeast Petén and
northwestern Belize. Although generally considered the remains of seasonal ancient Maya …

This chapter offers a diachronic sociopolitical and economic model of Calakmul, Campeche,
Mexico. Calakmul is a regional capital situated in the geographical heartland of the lowland …