Base of an excavated depression showing evidence of limestone quarrying for building material. Credit: Jeff Brewer
Collection, storage and management of water were top priorities for the ancient Maya, whose sites in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala were forced to endure seven months out of the year with very little rainfall. As researchers expand their explorations of the civilization outside of large, elite-focused research site centers, aerial imagery technology is…
New discoveries into how an ancient civilization conserved water
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