[Rockhounds] LiDAR Reveals 478 Olmec and Maya Ceremonial Complexes

[Paul]

LiDAR Reveals 478 Olmec and Maya Ceremonial Complexes in Mexico
Sci News, October 26, 2021 
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/lidar-olmec-maya-ceremonial-complexes-mexico-10206.html

Lidar reveals a possible blueprint for many Olmec and Maya ceremonial
sites. Similar ceremonial layouts connected ancient societies across
Mexico’s Gulf Coast. Science News, 
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lidar-blueprint-olmec-maya-ceremonial-archaeology

The open access paper is:

Inomata, T., Fernandez-Diaz, J.C., Triadan, D., García Mollinedo, M.,
Pinzón, F., García Hernández, M., Flores, A., Sharpe, A., Beach, T.,
Hodgins, G.W. and Durón Díaz, J.J., 2021. Origins and spread of
formal ceremonial complexes in the Olmec and Maya regions
revealed by airborne lidar. Nature Human Behaviour, pp.1-15.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01218-1

Yours,

Paul H.