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Origins and spread of formal ceremonial complexes in the Olmec and Maya regions revealed by airborne lidar
Nature Human Behaviour ( IF 29.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-10-25 , DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01218-1
Takeshi Inomata 1 , Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz 2 , Daniela Triadan 1 , Miguel García Mollinedo 3 , Flory Pinzón 4 , Melina García Hernández 5 , Atasta Flores 3 , Ashley Sharpe 6 , Timothy Beach 7 , Gregory W L Hodgins 8 , Juan Javier Durón Díaz 9 , Antonio Guerra Luna 9 , Luis Guerrero Chávez 9 , María de Lourdes Hernández Jiménez 10 , Manuel Moreno Díaz 11
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City plans symbolizing cosmologies have long been recognized as a defining element of Mesoamerican civilizations. The origins of formal spatial configurations are thus the key to understanding early civilizations in the region. Assessment of this issue, however, has been hindered by the lack of systematic studies of site plans over broad areas. Here, we report the identification of 478 formal rectangular and square complexes, probably dating from 1,050 to 400 bc, through a lidar (laser imaging, detection and ranging) survey across the Olmec region and the western Maya lowlands. Our analysis of lidar data also revealed that the earlier Olmec centre of San Lorenzo had a central rectangular space, which possibly provided the spatial template for later sites. This format was probably formalized and spread after the decline of San Lorenzo through intensive interaction across various regions. These observations highlight the legacy of San Lorenzo and the critical role of inter-regional interaction.



中文翻译:

机载激光雷达揭示的奥尔梅克和玛雅地区正式仪式复合体的起源和传播

象征宇宙学的城市规划长期以来一直被认为是中美洲文明的决定性元素。因此,形式空间配置的起源是了解该地区早期文明的关键。然而,由于缺乏对广泛区域的场地规划的系统研究,对该问题的评估受到了阻碍。在这里,我们报告了 478 个正式的长方形和正方形复合体的鉴定,可能可以追溯到公元前 1,050 到 400 ,通过对奥尔梅克地区和玛雅西部低地的激光雷达(激光成像、探测和测距)调查。我们对激光雷达数据的分析还显示,早期的圣洛伦索奥尔梅克中心有一个中心矩形空间,这可能为后来的站点提供了空间模板。这种形式很可能是在圣洛伦佐衰落后通过各个地区的密集互动而形式化和传播的。这些观察突出了圣洛伦索的遗产和区域间互动的关键作用。

更新日期:2021-10-25
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