Abstract
The application of lidar technology to the archaeology of tropical forest societies of the Maya lowlands has led to a radical transformation of our ability to identify and understand Maya settlement (e.g., Canuto et al. 2018; Chase, Chase, and Weishampel 2010; Chase et al. 2014; Garrison, Houston, and Alcover Firpi 2019; Inomata et al. 2017; Pérez Rivas et al., n.d.; Ringle et al. 2021; Rosenswig et al. 2013; Šprajc et al. 2022; Stanton et al. 2020a). Regardless of variable factors, such as vegetation and certain kinds of natural topographies, that can hinder the identification of some features (see Hutson 2015;