Presentation Year
2016
Depreciated Participant
Aleck TanAnthropology/ArchaeologyUndergraduate Student,Breana EsparzaAnthropology/ArchaeologyUndergraduate Student,Marisol Cortes- Rincon PhDAnthropology/ArchaeologyFaculty
College or Department
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Aleck Tan and Breana Esparza will assist Dr. Marisol Cortes-Rincon in mapping the areas between Dos Hombres and Gran Cacao using GIS and remote sensing techniques. Aleck Tan has been using satellite imagery to analyze the vegetation in the area in order to identify the extent of the causeways by applying remote sensing techniques of calculating the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Breana Esparza has been applying different methods of spatial analysis to create topographic contours of quarries and water features near the site N950. The information gathered would help create a better understanding of how ancient Mayan rural communities lived within their environments.
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
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138
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