Monumental architecture at Aguada Fénix and the rise of Maya civilization.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2020
06 2020
Historique:
received:
26
11
2019
accepted:
30
04
2020
pubmed:
5
6
2020
medline:
21
10
2020
entrez:
5
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Archaeologists have traditionally thought that the development of Maya civilization was gradual, assuming that small villages began to emerge during the Middle Preclassic period (1000-350 BC; dates are calibrated throughout) along with the use of ceramics and the adoption of sedentism
Identifiants
pubmed: 32494009
doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2343-4
pii: 10.1038/s41586-020-2343-4
doi:
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
530-533Commentaires et corrections
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