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A major goal of Geoarchaeology is to understand complex societies and their relationship with the environment. The Ancient Maya encountered numerous environmental challenges to live in the tropical landscape of Mesoamerica. This research was intended to provide insight into Ancient Maya Collapse and Resilience, and provide environmental models for society now and in the future. Here we focused on using geochemistry, with special attention to water, as a tool for geoarchaeological understanding of ancient Maya land and water use potentials.
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Luzzadder-Beach, S., Beach, T. (2019). Using Water Chemistry to Understand Ancient Maya Land and Water Use Interactions. In: Chenchouni, H., Errami, E., Rocha, F., Sabato, L. (eds) Exploring the Nexus of Geoecology, Geography, Geoarcheology and Geotourism: Advances and Applications for Sustainable Development in Environmental Sciences and Agroforestry Research. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01683-8_1
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