Radiocarbon dating uses the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon (14C) to measure time
and date objects containing carbon-bearing material. With a half-life of 5,700±30 years …

Palaeoclimatic research has been performed in the Maya Area (MA), using mainly lake
sediment cores and speleothems. Most of the studies have been performed in the lowlands …

The complexity of processes affecting soil organic carbon (SOC) turnover on spatio‐
temporal scales often hinders the extrapolation of results from specific sites to larger scales …

The environmental impact of the ancient Maya, and subsequent ecological recovery
following the Terminal Classic decline, have been the key foci of research into socio …

In this study, the activities of 40 K, 210 Pb, 232 Th, 234 U, 235 U, and 238 U in size-
segregated particulate matter (PM) were measured in the Singrauli Coalfield, India. Different …

High‐quality records of hydroclimate variability in central Mexico during the last 2000 years
are necessary to better understand human–environment interactions in Mesoamerica. Of …

The Murray Darling Basin contains 40% of Australia's farms and is subject to multi-year
droughts that put severe pressure on southeast Australia's freshwater resources. Yet the …

Principles of place, space and time can frame an understanding of the context and
interpretation of Quaternary palaeo-records, and this is particularly the case for the varied …

Human expansion into and occupation of the New World coincided with the great transition
from the Pleistocene to the Holocene epoch, yet questions remain about how we detect …

This chapter examines Classic to Postclassic population dynamics throughout the tenth
b'ak'tun in the Belize River Valley to explore the topic of demographic decline in greater …