“A 2026 Scientific Reports study found that ancient Maya wetland fields, settlements, and upland walls in northern Belize remain associated with distinct modern forest-structure metrics, though the reported relationships were strongest at 100–300 m scales.”

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Checked in Galedra: score 0.86, mostly supported · not yet reviewed by anyone else “A 2026 Scientific Reports study found that ancient Maya wetland fields, settlements, and upland walls in northern Belize remain associated with distinct modern forest-structure metrics, though the…” https://galedra.org/investigations/01a0eaeb-8c3a-70c6-9048-fe479e6e722f

“In the studied old-growth forest of northern Belize, ancient Maya wetland fields, settlements, and upland walls were each associated with distinct modern forest-structure metrics.”

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“The reported associations between ancient Maya features and modern forest structure were strongest at spatial scales of approximately 100 to 300 metres, and their wider geographic extent remains untested.”

Supported · 0.8808 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 · review checks 0 of 4 · provisional until audited.

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