FIELD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PALEOPEDOLOGY
Deciphering the ancient anthropic landscape transformation in the southern Maya lowlands in Mexico.
The Maya lowlands in the Mexican territory represent a region between the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico to the north, the Sierra de Chiapas to the south, and the Candelaria and Grijalva Rivers to the East and West, respectively. This unique cultural delimitation has been considered homogeneous; however, cultural diversity is vast both in space and time. This region played a key role in the development of ancient Mesoamerican cultures.
The objective of the workshop is to showcase the diverse landscapes occupied by the ancient Mayas, ranging from the northern alluvial plain of the Usumacinta River, where people primarily developed small and rural towns, to the highlands of the Sierra de Chiapas, where monumental and well-organized cities were constructed. The workshop will consist of two-day conferences and five days of field excursions. The conference will be held in the modern city of Palenque, where a well-organized infrastructure provides excellent conditions for presentations and accommodation.
During the first two days of the workshop, oral and poster presentations will be conducted. The scientific topics include:
- Soil memory: a key guide for understanding past environmental and human impacts.
- Micromorphology of key pedogenetic processes. Linking microscopic observations and analytical data for differentiating anthropic and natural soil processes.
- Classification of soils in archaeological sites.
- Pedogenesis of anthropogenic soils and ecosystems.
- Novel methods, techniques, and quantitative approaches in paleosol studies.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
International Union of Soil Science, Division 1. Soil in Space and Time, Commission 1.6 – Paleopedology.
International Union for Quaternary Research, INQUA Paleopedology Working Group.
Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
Instituto de Ecología A.C. (INECOL).
NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Instituto de Geología, UNAM
Elizabeth Solleiro – solleiro@geologia.unam.mx
Sergey Sedov – serg_sedov@yahoo.com
Daisy Valera – daisyvalera1988@gmail.com
Jaime Díaz – biotic08@gmail.com
Instituto de Ecología A.C., INECOL
Lilit Pogosyan – lilit.pogosyan@inecol.mx