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Journal Article
POLLEN EVIDENCE FOR CLIMATIC VARIABILITY AND CULTURAL DISTURBANCE IN THE MAYA LOWLANDS
2002
Overview
Palynology provides a record of past environmental change in
the Maya Lowlands. The underlying principles are simple, but,
as with all proxies, there are limitations. During the late
glacial period, environmental change was governed by climate,
which was cooler and much drier and supported sparse temperate
vegetation. The early Holocene epoch was warmer and very wet
in the southern Lowlands when mesic tropical forests predominated,
while the northern Yucatan Peninsula was edaphically dry until
eustatic sea level rose. The modern distributions of plant
associations and climatic gradients were established at the
end of the early Holocene. Climatic variability continued
throughout the Holocene. However, the ability of palynology
to identify climatic events is hindered after the Maya became
numerous in the Lowlands. Then, multidisciplinary studies provide
a better interpretation of events, especially during the late
Holocene. Pollen records poorly reflect cyclical droughts seen
in isotopic records, as natural vegetation has adapted to these
fluctuations.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
