Walking to the site really is uphill both ways through a swamp. The Red Relief Image Map (RRIM) has become a popular tool for visualization for archaeological landscapes, especially in the Maya area following its introduction by Inomata et al (2017) at Ceibal, Guatemala. Originally developed by Chiba et al (2008), the RRIM is a…
The new MARI-GISLAB portal goes live
We are proud to be inaugurating our map portal hosted by the MARI-GISLAB and ESRI. Please visit us at: https://marigislab.maps.arcgis.com/ Our first shared map is a collection of outlines of Lidar coverages from 35 different projects from 2009 to 2019 compiled by Marcello Canuto. It shows how fast lidar coverage has progressed in the Maya…
Hello!
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 