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| Title |
Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala
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| Published in |
Science, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.aau0137 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marcello A. Canuto, Francisco Estrada-Belli, Thomas G. Garrison, Stephen D. Houston, Mary Jane Acuña, Milan Kováč, Damien Marken, Philippe Nondédéo, Luke Auld-Thomas, Cyril Castanet, David Chatelain, Carlos R. Chiriboga, Tomáš Drápela, Tibor Lieskovský, Alexandre Tokovinine, Antolín Velasquez, Juan C. Fernández-Díaz, Ramesh Shrestha |
| Abstract |
Lowland Maya civilization flourished in the tropical region of the Yucatan peninsula and environs for more than 2500 years (~1000 BCE to 1500 CE). Known for its sophistication in writing, art, architecture, astronomy, and mathematics, Maya civilization still poses questions about the nature of its cities and surrounding populations because of its location in an inaccessible forest. In 2016, an aerial lidar survey across 2144 square kilometers of northern Guatemala mapped natural terrain and archaeological features over several distinct areas. We present results from these data, revealing interconnected urban settlement and landscapes with extensive infrastructural development. Studied through a joint international effort of interdisciplinary teams sharing protocols, this lidar survey compels a reevaluation of Maya demography, agriculture, and political economy and suggests future avenues of field research. |
Twitter Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 235 tweeters who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 17% |
| Argentina | 17 | 7% |
| France | 15 | 6% |
| Mexico | 11 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 3% |
| Japan | 7 | 3% |
| Germany | 6 | 3% |
| Spain | 6 | 3% |
| Canada | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 25 | 11% |
| Unknown | 95 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 192 | 82% |
| Scientists | 36 | 15% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 200 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 200 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 22% |
| Researcher | 29 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 39 | 20% |
| Unknown | 44 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 29 | 14% |
| Arts and Humanities | 25 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 9% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 17 | 9% |
| Engineering | 17 | 9% |
| Other | 43 | 22% |
| Unknown | 51 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 794. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 September 2023.
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#22,250
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#1,053
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#435
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#33
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