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EAAMS, the Electronic Atlas of Ancient Maya Sites

In the northwest Peten, Guatemala, is a large area with very few Maya sites.

A GIS system with good data about drainage features allows us to see that this area is swampy and relatively uninhabitable.

 

 

 

 

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