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Humans as geomorphic agents: Lidar detection of the past, present and future of the Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico

As humans are the primary geomorphic agents on the landscape, it is essential to assess the magnitude, chronological span, and future effects of artificial ground that is expanding under modern urbanization at an alarming rate. We argue humans have been primary geomorphic agents of landscapes since the rise of early urbanism that continue to structure our everyday lives. Past and present anthropogenic actions mold a dynamic “taskscape” (not just a landscape) onto the physical environment. For example, one of the largest Pre-Columbian metropolitan centers of the New World, the UNESCO world heritage site of Teotihuacan, demonstrates how past anthropogenic actions continue to inform the modern taskscape, including modern street and land alignments. This paper applies a multi-scalar, long durée approach to urban landscapes utilizing the first lidar map of the Teotihuacan Valley to create a geospatial database that links modern and topographic features visible on the lida ....

United States , Claremont Graduate University , University Of Houston , Kita Ku , Juanc Fernandez Diaz , Nawa Sugiyama , Tanya Catignani , Saburo Sugiyama , University Of California , Affiliation Department Of Anthropology , George Mason University , Arizona State University , Department Of Civil , Information Systems Technology , Affiliation National Center , Okayama University , Affiliation Department Of Sociology Anthropology , Research Institute For The Dynamics Of Civilizations , Affiliations School Of Human Evolution , Teotihuacan Valley , Human Evolution , Social Change , Research Institute , Information Systems , National Center , Airborne Laser Mapping ,

Lidar Mapping Reveals Teotihuacan's Ancient Landscape - Archaeology Magazine

Lidar Mapping Reveals Teotihuacan's Ancient Landscape - Archaeology Magazine
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United States , Nawa Sugiyama , University Of California , Mexico Teotihuacan Lidar , San Juan , San Lorenzo ,