A confluence of communities: households and land use at the junction of the Upper Usumacinta and Lacantún Rivers, Chiapas, Mexico

IF 1.8 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI:10.1080/00438243.2021.1930135

Whittaker Schroder, T. Murtha, E. Broadbent, A. A. Almeyda Zambrano

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Constructed landscapes are composed of diverse communities, representing different social strata and perspectives of a place. In turn, the risks associated with inhabiting unpredictable environments are disproportionately felt across urban and rural landscapes. The mitigation and management of risks often fall on farming and smallholder communities, influencing decentralized strategies. These themes are explored in an archaeological context surrounding the confluence of the Upper Usumacinta and Lacantún Rivers in the neotropical Maya lowlands of Chiapas, Mexico. LiDAR data collected recently with the GatorEye unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) and NASA’s GLiHT system have aided in the mapping of the archaeological urban centre of Benemérito de las Américas, Primera Sección and the surrounding landscape. These data have revealed coupled settlement with land management, in the form of wetland fields, reservoirs, and riverways, emphasizing the interconnectivity of household practice and land use in the region.

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社区汇合处:墨西哥恰帕斯州上乌苏马辛塔河和Lacantún河交汇处的家庭和土地使用

人工景观由不同的社区组成，代表着一个地方不同的社会阶层和视角。反过来，与居住在不可预测的环境相关的风险在城市和农村景观中都不成比例地感受到。风险的减轻和管理往往落在农业和小农社区身上，影响到权力下放战略。这些主题是在考古环境中围绕着上乌苏马辛塔河和Lacantún河在墨西哥恰帕斯新热带玛雅低地的汇合处进行探索的。最近由GatorEye无人驾驶飞行器(UAV)和NASA的light系统收集的激光雷达数据帮助绘制了benememacrito de las amacrias考古城市中心、Primera Sección和周围景观的地图。这些数据揭示了聚落与土地管理的耦合，以湿地、水库和河道的形式，强调了该地区家庭实践与土地利用的相互联系。

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