The measure of the “Mayacene,” a microcosm of the Early Anthropocene that occurred from
c. 3000 to 1000 BP, comes from multiple Late Quaternary paleoenvironmental records. We …

Human habitation may significantly affect the chemical soil composition leading to
enrichments and depletions of specific chemical elements and the formation of …

Phosphorus (P) is unique among the elements in being a sensitive and persistent indicator
of human activity. It has long been of interest to archaeologists because of its potential to …

Soils, invaluable indicators of the nature and history of the physical and human landscape,
have strongly influenced the cultural record left to archaeologists. Not only are they primary …

Multi-element soil analysis is now an established technique in archaeology. It has been
used to locate archaeological sites and define the extent of human activity beyond the …

The applicability of soil chemical analysis to the interpretation of ancient human activity
areas in the Maya region was studied for potential implications in anthropogenically …

The importance of identifying activity areas on archaeological sites has focussed much
ethnoarchaeological and geoarchaeological research on floor formation processes …

Over the past two decades, household studies have coalesced into a recognized subfield
within archaeology. Despite this relatively short history, household archaeologists are now …

Soil chemical analysis has been one of the most active and promising areas among the
recent innovations in household archaeology. Ancient inhabitants unintentionally left …

Market economies are notoriously difficult to identify in the archeological record. This is
particularly true in the subtropical Maya lowlands of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize because …