Ancient Maya manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) consumption: Starch grain evidence from late to terminal classic (8th–9th century CE) occupation at La Corona, northwestern Petén, Guatemala
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.09.035
Abstract: Abstract Recent research in some parts of the Maya world supports the idea that the ancient Maya consumed manioc; yet what remains unclear are the more regional and local patterns of use. In this research… read more here.
Keywords: late terminal; maya; ancient maya; manioc manihot ... See more keywords
New results in ancient Maya rituals researches: The study of human painted bones fragments from Calakmul archaeological site (Mexico)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102418
Abstract: Abstract The funeral chambers of the ancient city of Calakmul (Mexico) and the individuals who were buried in them have brought in recent decades new knowledge about the beliefs and funeral customs of the pre-Hispanic… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; new results; results ancient; ancient maya ... See more keywords
Space lidar for archaeology? Reanalyzing GEDI data for detection of ancient Maya buildings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102811
Abstract: Abstract Airborne laser scanning (ALS) greatly accelerated and expanded traditional archaeological landscape surveys in the forested regions of the ancient Maya. Private and public funding enabled landscape visualizations ranging from site-scale to almost regional investigations.… read more here.
Keywords: lidar; archaeology; gedi; space ... See more keywords
Watery Relations and Creations: Ancient Maya Engagement with the Cara Blanca Pools
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DOI: 10.1017/s095977432000027x
Abstract: Many archaeologists have sought to interpret the archaeological record with an understanding that non-humans are active constituents within myriad human ontologies. I suggest that to truly understand the spaces with which we exist, we need… read more here.
Keywords: non humans; cara blanca; water; ancient maya ... See more keywords
Ancient Maya Made Widespread Changes to Wetland Landscape
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DOI: 10.1029/2021eo157922
Abstract: A system of canals 2 millennia old sustained a local population after the collapse of its neighbors, and it continues to affect local ecology today. read more here.
Keywords: widespread changes; wetland landscape; maya made; made widespread ... See more keywords
Ancient Maya wetland fields revealed under tropical forest canopy from laser scanning and multiproxy evidence
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1910553116
Abstract: Significance Understanding agricultural subsistence is vital for understanding past complex societies. Lidar data are indicating widespread ancient Maya infrastructure. Wetland agriculture was crucial to ancient cultures, but no previous study coupled lidar with multiproxy evidence… read more here.
Keywords: wetland; field; evidence; ancient maya ... See more keywords
Unveiling the secret of ancient Maya masons: Biomimetic lime plasters with plant extracts
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf6138
Abstract: Ancient Maya produced some of the most durable lime plasters on Earth, yet how this was achieved remains a secret. Here, we show that ancient Maya plasters from Copan (Honduras) include organics and have a… read more here.
Keywords: maya; unveiling secret; lime plasters; ancient maya ... See more keywords