TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - Pre-Hispanic agrarian developments in a volcanic environment: Analysis of LiDAR data from the Malpaís de Zacapu, Mexico 
AU  - Antoine Dorison 
AB  - Recent LiDAR-based surveys in Mesoamerica (Mexico and Guatemala) slowly reveal the underestimated magnitude of prehispanic landscape management. Known residential sites prove to be integrated within deeply modified landscapes, primarily to be cultivated, thus highlighting once more the importance of agriculture in these societies deprived of beasts of burden or cattle. Consistent with this research trend, this contribution presents the compelling case study of the Malpaís de Zacapu LiDAR (90 km²), in West Mexico, focusing on agrarian features. The study combines field work and digital imagery (LiDAR, satellite imagery) to address landscape modification in this volcanic environment characterized by chaotic lava flows displaying little or no soil cover. We used methods from archaeogeography and applied geopedology to update the archaeological and soil maps of the area. The numerous remains brought to light dramatically change our understanding of local settlement history. In the meantime, the study underlines agrarian features adapted to specific landforms and soil types. It finally points out that the selection of cultivated areas is also governed by cultural choices that have changed through time. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2020.0523 
JF  - Digital Archaeology 
KW  - West Mexico,  prehispanic agriculture,  Lidar,  archaeogeography,  geoarchaeology,  soil science,  geomorphology, Occident du Mexique,  agriculture préhispanique,  Lidar,  archéogéographie,  géoarchéologie,  pédologie,  géomorphologie,  
L1  - https://www.openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_numear20v4n1_4.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2020/06/11 
SN  - 2515-7574 
TT  - Aménagements agraires préhispaniques dans un milieu volcanique : Analyses des données LiDAR du Malpaís de Zacapu, Mexique 
UR  - https://www.openscience.fr/Pre-Hispanic-agrarian-developments-in-a-volcanic-environment-Analysis-of-LiDAR 
IS  - Issue 1 
VL  - 4 
ER  -