| Ref ID: | 25200 |
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| Ref Type: | Book Section in a Series |
| Authors: | Liendo, Rodrigo Solleiro-Rebolledo, Elizabeth Solis-Castillo, Berenice Sedov, Sergei Ortiz-Pérez |
| Title: | Population Dynamics and Its Relation to Ancient Landscapes in the Northwestern Maya Lowlands: Evaluating Resilience and Vulnerability |
| Date: | 2014 |
| Source: | The Resilience and Vulnerability of Ancient Landscapes: Transforming Maya Archaeology through IHOPE |
| Publisher: | American Anthropological Association |
| Abstract: | In this article we present for discussion certain aspects of settlement and paleo‐environmental data obtained over the last few years for the northwestern Maya lowlands. Accordingly, our goal is to identify a point of departure for future research by presenting a list of possible environmental attractors that might later be used for a better understanding of the seemingly divergent trajectories shown by ancient communities located in different physical settingsparticularly in the Sierras region and the Usumacinta plains, Mexico. Our study is based on the paleo‐pedological record of the region. Paleosols are good paleo‐environmental proxies and, with the climate information, they are indicators of past human activities and land use. In the Maya lowlands, they have been used extensively to register changes in environmental conditions and human impact on the soil cover. Nevertheless, this study represents the first attempt in that same direction in the northwestern Maya lowlands. |
| Date Created: | 8/6/2019 |
| Editors: | Chase, Arlen F. Scarborough, Vernon L. |
| Number: | 24 |
| Page Start: | 84 |
| Page End: | 100 |
| Series Editor: | Goldstein, Lynne |
| Series Title: | Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association |