Swamps, canals, and the locations of ancient Maya cities
Swamps, canals, and the locations of ancient Maya cities
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沼泽、运河和玛雅古城的所在地
DOI：
10.1017/s0003598x00043386
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发表时间：
1980
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影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
R. Adams
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作者：
R. Adams
最近的雷达测绘发现广泛分布的模式集约化农业在南玛雅低地提供了新的视角对经典玛雅文明。在许多地区，沼泽似乎已被抽干、改造和集约化耕种。玛雅文明最大的遗址位于沼泽的边缘。通过将雷达数据与地形信息相结合，可以提出选择城市位置的原因。加上从玛雅城市的等级排序中得出的模式，也有可能提出更准确的方法来定义古典时期的玛雅政治。
The recent radar mapping discovery of widely distributed patterns of intensive agriculture in the southern Maya lowlands provides new perspectives on classic Maya civilization. Swamps seem to have been drained, modified, and intensively cultivated in a large number of zones. The largest sites of Maya civilization are located on the edges of swamps. By combining radar data with topographic information, it is possible to suggest the reasons for the choice of urban locations. With the addition of patterns elicited from rank-ordering of Maya cities, it is also possible to suggest more accurate means of defining Classic period Maya polities.