Ancient Maya impacts on the Earth's surface: An Early Anthropocene analog?

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 124, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-30

  Beach, Tim ^a   Luzzadder Beach, Sheryl ^a   Cook, Duncan ^b   Dunning, Nicholas ^c   Kennett, Douglas J ^d   Krause, Samantha ^a   Terry, Richard ^e   Trein, Debora ^a   Valdez, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggradation; Carbon isotopes; Early anthropocene; Geoarchaeology; Maya lowlands; Mayacene; Paleoecology; Paleosols; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CANALS; DEFORESTATION; DESIGN; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPES; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESERVOIRS (WATER); RURAL AREAS; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY; WETLANDS;

AGGRADATION; ANTHROPOCENE; CARBON ISOTOPES; GEO ARCHAEOLOGIES; MAYA LOWLANDS; MAYACENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOSOLS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGGRADATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOCENE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CIVILIZATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAIZE; MICROCOSM; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOSOL; PHOSPHORUS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WETLAND;

CLIMATES; CONCENTRATION; ECOSYSTEMS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MAYA FOREST; MAYA LOWLANDS; MESOAMERICA; PETEN; TIKAL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84933520550     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.05.028     Document Type: Review

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