Beginning with the pioneering survey at Caracol in the Vaca Plateau of Belize (Chase et al. 2011a; Chase et al. 2011b) roughly a decade ago, the application of lidar in the Maya lowlands initiated a sea change in settlement research in the Maya area. Since then, a raft of studies has shown how this technology…
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Welcome to the new “Maya settlement” blog. I am hoping that this blog can become a resource for all those interested in the ancient Maya and in settlement systems of the ancient world. During my nearly four decades of archaeological research on the ancient Maya, I have come to appreciate how my own interests have gravitated…
Ancient Maya Settlement 