Household Quarry-Reservoirs at the Ancient Maya Site of Yaxnohcah, Mexico

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ID4374810
AutoresJeffrey L Brewer (0000-0001-9724-2601), Catherine Carr (0000-0001-8891-5923), Christopher Carr (0000-0003-3718-3819)
Año2022
Volumen33
Número2
Páginas432-440
Fecha de publicación2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLatin American Antiquity (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1045-6635 • E-ISSN: 2325-5080
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/laq.2021.95
OpenAlexW4200356373
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas11

In this study, we present new data from the ancient Maya site of Yaxnohcah in southern Mexico. These data, which are drawn from lidar-based GIS analysis, field inspection, and the excavation of two small, closed depressions, suggest that many of this site's features served a dual function. Quarrying to extract construction materials left behind closed depressions that were then sealed to create household reservoirs. We classify these water-storage features as quarry-reservoirs. The ubiquity of these small quarry-reservoirs represented an important community water source outside the sphere of direct elite control

Archaeology · Dual function · Excavation · Geography · Geomorphology · Maya · Mining engineering · Plucking · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · Geology