作者
Arlen F Chase, Diane Z Chase, Jaime J Awe, John F Weishampel, Gyles Iannone, Holley Moyes, Jason Yaeger, M Kathryn Brown
发表日期
2014/8
期刊
Advances in Archaeological Practice
卷号
2
期号
3
页码范围
208-221
出版商
Cambridge University Press
简介
The use of airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) in western Belize, Central America, has revolutionized our understanding of the spatial dynamics of the ancient Maya. This technology has enabled researchers to successfully demonstrate the large-scale human modifications made to the ancient tropical landscape, providing insight on broader regional settlement. Before the advent of this laser-based technology, heavily forested cover prevented full coverage and documentation of Maya sites. Mayanists could not fully recover or document the extent of ancient occupation and could never be sure how representative their mapped and excavated samples were relative to ancient settlement. Employing LiDAR in tropical and subtropical environments, like that of the Maya, effectively provides ground, as well as forest cover information, leading to a much fuller documentation of the complexities involved in the …
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