Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala

被引：234

作者：

Canuto, Marcello A. ^{[1
]}

Estrada-Belli, Francisco ^{[1
]}

Garrison, Thomas G. ^{[2
]}

Houston, Stephen D. ^{[3
]}

Acuna, Mary Jane ^{[4
]}

Kovac, Milan ^{[5
]}

Marken, Damien ^{[6
]}

Nondedeo, Philippe ^{[7
]}

Auld-Thomas, Luke ^{[8
]}

Castanet, Cyril ^{[9
]}

Chatelain, David ^{[8
]}

Chiriboga, Carlos R. ^{[10
]}

Drapela, Tomas ^{[5
]}

Lieskovsky, Tibor ^{[11
]}

Tokovinine, Alexandre ^{[12
]}

Velasquez, Antolin ^{[13
]}

Fernandez-Diaz, Juan C. ^{[14
]}

Shrestha, Ramesh ^{[14
]}

机构：

[1] Tulane Univ, Middle Amer Res Inst, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA

[2] Ithaca Coll, Dept Anthropol, Ithaca, NY 14850 USA

[3] Brown Univ, Dept Anthropol, Providence, RI 02912 USA

[4] Washington Univ, Dept Anthropol, St Louis, MO 63130 USA

[5] Comenius Univ, Ctr Mesoamer Studies, Bratislava, Slovakia

[6] Bloomsburg Univ, Dept Anthropol, Bloomsburg, PA USA

[7] Univ Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, CNRS ARCHAM UMR 8096, Paris, France

[8] Tulane Univ, Dept Anthropol, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA

[9] Univ Paris 08, CNRS UMR 8591, Lab Geog Phys, Paris, France

[10] Yale Univ, Dept Anthropol, New Haven, CT 06520 USA

[11] Slovak Univ Technol Bratislava, Dept Theoret Geodesy, Bratislava, Slovakia

[12] Univ Alabama, Dept Anthropol, Tuscaloosa, AL USA

[13] Univ San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala

[14] Univ Houston, Natl Ctr Airborne Laser Mapping, Houston, TX USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 2018年 / 361卷 / 6409期

关键词：

WATER MANAGEMENT-PRACTICES; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LIDAR; LANDSCAPE; FIELDS; FEATURES; CARACOL; TIKAL; CITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

D O I：

10.1126/science.aau0137

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Lowland Maya civilization flourished in the tropical region of the Yucatan peninsula and environs for more than 2500 years (~1000 BCE to 1500 CE). Known for its sophistication in writing, art, architecture, astronomy, and mathematics, Maya civilization still poses questions about the nature of its cities and surrounding populations because of its location in an inaccessible forest. In 2016, an aerial lidar survey across 2144 square kilometers of northern Guatemala mapped natural terrain and archaeological features over several distinct areas.We present results from these data, revealing interconnected urban settlement and landscapes with extensive infrastructural development. Studied through a joint international effort of interdisciplinary teams sharing protocols, this lidar survey compels a reevaluation of Maya demography, agriculture, and political economy and suggests future avenues of field research. © 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1355 / +

页数：18

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