Bajo Sediments and The Hydraulic System Of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Joel D. Gunn, Lecturer (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Maya Lowlands climate researchers have set aside earlier beliefs that Maya civilization flourished in an unchanging environment.
Analyses of river discharge, weather patterns, lake-bottom sediments, and settlement patterns reveal a highly variable climate,
considerable diversity in local geology and soils, and a wide range of cultural adaptations tailored to distinctive subregional
settings. Significant knowledge gaps remain. Among the unanswered questions is how cities in the elevated interior were
maintained without natural, permanent bodies of water even during equitable climatic conditions, much less through the episodes
of severe drought that have become apparent in studies of past climates. The research reported in this article lays the groundwork
for climate studies in the southwestern Yucatan Peninsula.
Bajo Sediments and The Hydraulic System Of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Ancient Mesoamerica, 13 (2002), 297–315
- Language: English
- Date: 2002
- Keywords
- Calakmul, Irrigation, Climate, Yucatan Peninsula, Maya, Mesoamericans