Artificial plateau construction during the Preclassic period at the Maya site of Ceibal, Guatemala.
Investigations at the Maya site of Ceibal, Guatemala, documented an artificial plateau, measuring 600 x 340 m in horizontal dimensions and 6 to 15 m in height. Unlike highly visible pyramids, such horizontally extensive constructions covered by the rainforest are difficult to recognize on the ground...
Main Authors: | Takeshi Inomata, Daniela Triadan, Flory Pinzón, Kazuo Aoyama |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221943 |
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