"Through the lens of historical ecology, this broad team of researchers has shown how Maya adapted over centuries to a wide range of environmental changes. National Science Foundation, which helped fund the research. John Yellen, program director for archeology at the U.S. "This is about how people respond to change," said Dr. Glover, an associate professor of Anthropology, is using an historical ecology framework to better understand the dynamic relationship between humans and the environment at the ancient Maya port sites of Vista Alegre and Conil. To date, the work has produced a wealth of knowledge about maritime Maya civilization since 800 BCE (Before Common Era). "But at the same time, and more importantly, this region has been hidden from scholarship-there just hadn't been a lot of work done there until we arrived." We've canoed the coastline and you've really got to snake back to get to the site," Glover said. "We chose the project name because, the coast is literally hidden behind mangroves. "The Proyecto Costa Escondida," which translates into English as the "hidden coast" project, has focused on the ancient Maya port sites of Vista Alegre and Conil. The team has just released a new article in the Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology summarizing their findings to date. Glover and Rissolo are working with an interdisciplinary and international team of researchers to uncover new insights about the dynamic interplay between social and natural processes that shaped life for these ancient, Maya people over the last 3,000 years.
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