Recent LiDAR findings in El Salvador: site's current status and the future

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: The Archaeology of El Salvador" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Recently, several archaeological sites have been identified using LiDAR in El Salvador, but many are endangered by urban development, looting, and a lack of political support. Numerous other sites remain unidentified, as they are still buried beneath volcanic deposits. This research seeks to highlight the richness of El Salvador's unexplored archaeology and emphasize the importance of identifying these sites and conducting proper research to better understand population dynamics and cultural changes that occurred during pre-Hispanic times in Mesoamerica.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: The Archaeology of El Salvador

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Abstract Id(s): 50478