Abstract :
Landscapes figure centrally in conceptions and writings about ancient Mesoamerica. This selective review considers four interrelated
kinds of landscapes investigated archaeologically in Mesoamerica: ecology and land use, social history, ritual expression, and cosmologic
meaning. The literature on each topic is large, and from its inception, Ancient Mesoamerica has contributed significantly. Discussion
here focuses on how we got to where we are in Mesoamerican landscape archaeology, important current developments, and directions for
the decades ahead.
