Wetland research in northern Belize provides the earliest evidence for development of agriculture in the Maya Lowlands. Pollen data confirm the introduction of maize and manioc before 3000 B.C. Dramatic deforestation, beginning ca. 2500 B.C. and intensifying in wetland environments ca. 1500-1300 B.C., marks an expansion of agriculture, which occurred in the context of a…
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Latin American Antiquity is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Latin American history and culture, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies.
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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| Reference style | Numbered Numbered — [1], [2] in the text [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Latin American Antiquity 12 (2023) 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Latin American history and culture Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology |
| ISSN | 1045-6635 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.5 |
| h-index | 79 |
| i10-index | 645 |
| Total citations | 28,277 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Journal website | www.cambridge.org |
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Many societies use architecture for symbolic expression, and often buildings or other constructions constitute maps of a culture's worldview. Archaeological identification of such ideational expressions is receiving renewed attention, in the Maya area as in many other regions. Excavations in 1988-1989 in Groups 8L-10 through 8L-12, Copán, Honduras, were designed to examine a particular model…
1. The mystery and the challenge of the Ancient Maya 2. Background: geography, chronology, and theoretical perspective 3. The exploration and archaeology of the Maya: a brief history 4. Obscure beginnings and the preclassic florescence 5. The splinter of classic Maya florescence in the lowlands 6. Settlement and subsistence: the rain forest adaptation 7. Classic…
Recent archaeological investigations along the lower Negro and upper Xingu Rivers in the Brazilian Amazon provide important new evidence bearing on long-standing debates about the size and permanence of Amerindian settlements in the region. Preliminary regional surveys and more in-depth study of selected large (30-50 ha) sites, particularly analyses of the associations between structural features,…
How the ancient Maya of the central Yucatecan Lowlands managed their water and land resources remains poorly known, although crucial to an understanding of ancient political economy. Recent archival research and field data suggest the widespread use of artificially altered, natural depressions for the collection and containment of water, both for potable consumption and agricultural…