Urban archaeology in the humid tropics advances a new and diversified ontology of urban spatial forms, functions and processes that enriches and expands the frame of reference for what cities were in the past, what they are in the present and what they can be in the future.
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Isendahl, C., Scarborough, V.L. Tropical archaeology expands the urban frame of reference. Nat Cities 1, 540–541 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00112-x
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