Ritual practices associated with bodies of water are well known and have been the focus of several research projects in Maya regions of Mexico. In the Northern Lowlands, for example, cenotes were and are important natural and cultural resources for prehispanic as well as for modern peoples. Based on our underwater archaeological research, we have found that ritual activities were present in other Maya regions, such as the Lacanha River basin. The recovery of ceramic sherds in the lagoons in the area of Nueva Palestina, Ocosingo, Chiapas, and ethnographic studies here suggest a continuation of the ancient to modern ritual practices associated with bodies of water. This new interdisciplinary work also allows us to know more about the ancient inhabitants of the Lacanha River basin where few systematic archaeological studies have been conducted.

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试水：墨西哥恰帕斯州拉坎哈盆地的 Tzeltal 玛雅仪式、勘测和湖泊调查

与水体相关的仪式实践是众所周知的，并且一直是墨西哥玛雅地区几个研究项目的重点。例如，在北部低地，对于前西班牙人和现代人来说，cenotes 过去和现在都是重要的自然和文化资源。根据我们的水下考古研究，我们发现其他玛雅地区也存在仪式活动，例如拉卡尼亚河流域。Nueva Palestina、Ocosingo、Chiapas 地区泻湖中陶瓷碎片的回收以及这里的人种学研究表明，与水体相关的古代到现代仪式实践的延续。这项新的跨学科工作还使我们能够更多地了解拉卡尼亚河流域的古代居民，那里很少进行系统的考古研究。