The Growth of Tikal: Lidar and the Rise of a Maya Kingdom
with Thomas G. Garrison.
Department of Geography & the Environment, University of Texas at Austin
Thomas G. Garrison
Department of Geography and the Environment
The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas Garrison is an archaeologist specializing in the application of digital technologies to understanding past societies. He is the director of the Lidar and Landscapes of the Ancient Mediterranean and Americas (LLAMA) Lab at UT Austin which focuses on using regional-scale lidar acquisitions to interpret ancient cultures. Most of his career has been spent in the Maya Lowlands with major research conducted at San Bartolo, El Zotz, Tikal, and soon Naranjo. This lecture focuses on the use of lidar and archaeological data to try to track the rise and growth of the Tikal state by looking at other emergent Preclassic centers in the region and the complex earthwork system surrounding Tikal.
Thomas Garrison is an archaeologist specializing in the application of digital technologies to understanding past societies. He is the director of the Lidar and Landscapes of the Ancient Mediterranean and Americas (LLAMA) Lab at UT Austin which focuses on using regional-scale lidar acquisitions to interpret ancient cultures. Most of his career has been spent in the Maya Lowlands with major research conducted at San Bartolo, El Zotz, Tikal, and soon Naranjo. This lecture focuses on the use of lidar and archaeological data to try to track the rise and growth of the Tikal state by looking at other emergent Preclassic centers in the region and the complex earthwork system surrounding Tikal.