Lauren M. Santini is a researcher at Harvard University. She is an archaeologist and remote sensing specialist. Her research focuses on environmental issues among the ancient Maya; specifically focused on multispectral satellite imagery, and ethnobotany with a focus on wood charcoal analysis. She has conducted fieldwork in Guatemala, Honduras, China, Turkey, and North America. Her current project focuses on tree and forest resource use in the Maya Mountains, Belize, with the Maya Mountains Geospatial Project. Willem VanEssendelft is an archaeology doctoral candidate at Tulane University, and a practising information technology consultant. Previously, his research has used remote sensing and GIS to assess Aztec imperial expansion narratives in their historical record. He is currently performing fieldwork on ancient hydrology in central Mexico and has also dug square holes in the northern Yucatan peninsula and Honduras. Bryce Davenport is an independent scholar based in Baltimore, Maryland. While completing his graduate studies at Brandeis University, he focused on Mesoamerican political economy and terrain modeling applications for understanding territoriality.