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

A. Canuto, Marcello; Estrada-Belli, Francisco; G. Garrison, Thomas; Houston, Stephen; Jane Acuña, Mary; Kováč, Milan; B. Marken, Damien; Nondédéo, Philippe; Auld-Thomas, Luke; Castanet, Cyril; Chatelain, David; Chiriboga, Carlos; Drápela, Tomáš; Lieskovský, Tibor; Tokovinine, Alexandre; Velásquez, Antolín; Carlos Fernández-Diaz, Juan; Shrestha, Ramesh

doi:10.1126/science.aau0137

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

Published in Science • Sep 28, 2018

Authors:

Marcello A. Canuto

Francisco Estrada-Belli

Thomas G. Garrison

Abstract

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 c...

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Maya

Geography

Archaeology

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