La Quemada: Decline and abandonment in two stages on the classic period northern frontier of Mesoamerica
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.02.013
Abstract: Abstract An integrated magnetic survey was carried out on key places within the La Quemada archaeological complex, built over a hill on the northern frontier of Classic period Mesoamerica. Samples were collected from the Plaza… read more here.
Keywords: classic period; abandonment; northern frontier; decline abandonment ... See more keywords
Geochemical evidence of anthropogenic activity in western Mesoamerica since the Classic Period
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101920
Abstract: Abstract Sediments of the La Colorada Lake provided evidence of anthropogenic perturbations in western part of the Mesoamerica over the last 2000 years. Comparison of chemical compositions of these sediments and sediments from a nearby reference… read more here.
Keywords: classic period; since classic; period; evidence anthropogenic ... See more keywords
The memory of fire in El Coporo (Northern Mesoamerica): Apogee and abandonment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102274
Abstract: Abstract Most detailed archaeometric studies come from central and southern Mesoamerica while many important sites belonging to the western regions are not yet rigorously studied. Here we report a detailed rock-magnetic and archaeomagnetic study from… read more here.
Keywords: memory fire; mesoamerica; fire coporo; coporo northern ... See more keywords
Ocean-atmosphere dynamics linked to 800–1050 CE drying in mesoamerica
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.06.005
Abstract: Abstract Proxy records from the last millennium in Mesoamerica suggest a widespread interval of drought at some point between the 7th and 13th centuries CE. In some records, this time period represents the driest proxy… read more here.
Keywords: atmosphere dynamics; dynamics linked; mesoamerica; proxy records ... See more keywords
Historical biogeography of a neglected family of armoured harvestmen (Opiliones : Laniatores : Icaleptidae) with the first record and a new genus for tropical Mesoamerica
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DOI: 10.1071/is20008
Abstract: Abstract. Among Opiliones (Arachnida), there are many taxa either with no familial assignment or erroneously located in their current family. This is the case of Ethobunus pilosus, formerly in Phalangodidae and before this work in… read more here.
Keywords: biogeography neglected; historical biogeography; mesoamerica; neglected family ... See more keywords
The geography of evolutionary divergence in the highly endemic avifauna from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1564-3
Abstract: BackgroundMesoamerica is a remarkable region with a high geological and ecological complexity. Within northern Mesoamerica, the biotic province of the Sierra Madre del Sur (SMS) in southwestern Mexico harbors exceptionally high avian endemism and diversity.… read more here.
Keywords: geography; del sur; mesoamerica; madre del ... See more keywords
A taxonomic synopsis of Virola (Myristicaceae) in Mesoamerica, including six new species
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DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.134.37979
Abstract: Abstract A taxonomic synopsis of Virola (Myristicaceae) is presented for Mesoamerica. Fourteen species are recognised, amongst them six are described and published as new, based on morphology: V. allenii D.Santam. & Aguilar, sp. nov. from… read more here.
Keywords: santam; mesoamerica; taxonomic synopsis; santam nov ... See more keywords