• LiDAR Reveals How Ancient Maya Households May Have Managed Rainwater

    LiDAR Reveals How Ancient Maya Households May Have Managed Rainwater

    Ancient Maya families in the northern Yucatán Peninsula may have positioned their homes to take advantage of natural slopes, allowing rainfall to flow toward open land used for cultivation. The possibility has emerged from a study led by archaeologist Carlos Matos Llanes and announced by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). Researchers are…