Mesoamerica (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Andrew Somerville. Jose Luis Punzo Díaz.

The end of the Mesoamerican Classic Period (ca. AD 900) was a time characterized by widespread social change, political upheaval, and broad regional drought conditions. In Northwest Mexico, several large centers such as La Quemada and Alta Vista were abandoned and never reoccupied. The site of La Ferrería in the Guadiana Valley of Durango, however, remained an important site for several centuries into the Postclassic Period. This presentation explores the social and environmental factors that...

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and develop and link them to associated digital archives. The original LEAP project was funded by the AHRC while the LEAP II, A Trans-Atlantic LEAP, was supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This shapefile is part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg. All files associated with this record must be downloaded to ensure that the shapefile...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Andrea Torvinen.

The northern frontier region of Mesoamerica is partially defined by its ceramic traditions (i.e., red-on-buff, incised-engraved, and resist); however, observed variation in the types belonging to decorated wares suggests these types are likely local materializations of a regional ideology. Testing this hypothesis requires first determining the provenance of decorated ceramics recovered from a northern frontier site and then exploring the intrasite distribution of local and nonlocal ceramics...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Maria-Cristina Pineda De Carias. VIto Véliz. Ricardo Agurcia Fasquelle.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Presentamos un estudio arqueoastronómico del patrón de distribución espaciotemporal de seis estelas que Waxaklaju’n U B’aah K’awiil colocó en la Plaza del Sol de Copán, Honduras, entre 9.14.0.0.0 y 9.15.0.0.0. Realizamos observaciones astronómicas en la Plaza del Sol entre 2000 y 2010; revisiones históricas, epigráficas e iconográficas; y un análisis...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Seth Winstead. Katherine Miller Wolf. Hannah Plumer.

For bioarchaeologists, biological sex estimation based off of skeletal indicators is a crucial element when creating a biological profile for human remains. While there are several ways for estimating sex, primarily involving examining cranial and pelvic morphology, one useful method that remains underutilized is metric analysis of bones from the hands and feet. Since males and females are sexually dimorphic, the ability to discriminate biological sex from hand and foot bones is possible and is...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ximena Ulloa-Montemayor. Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales. Eduardo Corona-M.. José Alberto Cruz. Diana Karina Blancas.

Uno de los sitios del Precerámico tardío más explorados en los últimos 25 años es San Gregorio Atlapulco, Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, México. En el mismo se han realizado varias temporadas de excavación por diversos grupos de investigadores y entre los materiales que se han estudiado están los arqueozoológicos. La más reciente excavación no fue la excepción, se obtuvo una colección de animales que nos permiten tener una idea más clara de lo que fue el paisaje y el paleoambiente hace 6200...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jorge García Sánchez. María Elena Suárez Cortés. Destiny Crider.

El presente trabajo se enfoca en un estudio comparativo que se enfoca en los atributos formales de la cerámica proveniente de contextos arqueológicos en tres sitios epiclásicos de la región local de Tula, Hidalgo conocidos como La Mesa, Tula Chico, y el Cerro Magoni. El objetivo del estudio es obtener un primer acercamiento a las pautas de interacción entre los sitios y entender el panorama social que prevalecía en la región local. En este ensayo, consideramos las particularidades del tipo...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Misaki Fukaya. Nobuyuki Ito.

La cronología cerámica de Chalchuapa fue presentada en 1978 y actualmente se utiliza para reconocer los períodos chalchuapanecos. Sin embargo, se precisa la revisión de la cronología del mismo sitio, ya que en 2014 con gran cantidad de los datos por radiocarbono y análisis cerámico, se presentó una nueva cronología de Kaminaljuyu, la cual tiene una referencia importante con Chalchuapa. En el área de El Trapiche, Chalchuapa, con la tipología y estratigrafía se ha analizado la cerámica del período...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Socorro Alvarez. María Jesús Novelo Pérez. Lilia Fernández Souza.

Sihó, sitio arqueológico localizado en el occidente de Yucatán, fue ocupado en distintos momentos de los períodos Preclásico y Clásico, aunque su ocupación más importante ocurrió durante el Clásico Tardío y Terminal. Es a este momento que corresponden gran parte de los edificios monumentales del asentamiento. La Universidad de Yucatán ha desarrollado en este sitio excavaciones que han permitido la recuperación de cerámica de diversos estratos socioeconómicos, tanto en contextos tipo elitario...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Diana Rodas. Aurelio López Corral. Ramón Santacruz Cano. Nora A. Pérez Castellano.

This is an abstract from the "Tlaxcallan: Mesoamerica's Bizarro World" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. La cal fue uno de los principales cementantes en Mesoamérica y es considerada un rasgo clave para identificar niveles de complejidad social debido al alto costo energético que conllevó su producción artesanal en sociedades preindustriales. La cal también fue utilizada ampliamente en la antigua Tlaxcallan durante el Posclásico Tardío (1250-1519...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lucia Gudiel.

Dr. Scott Fedick’s research goals have always emphasized the importance of understanding the diversity and ingenuity of lowland Maya subsistence. Through his guidance and mentorship my dissertation focus was developed to explore the role of root-crops in ancient Maya subsistence. Recent paleoethnobotanical research has demonstrated that the ancient Maya diet included a wide array of plant foods.Currently lacking is enough evidence for the role of roots-crops.To begin to acquire an understanding...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Bradley Russell. Kendra Farstad.

Since our team began work at the Ancient Maya political center of Mayapán (1150-1450), we have increasingly relied on insights derived from working with the modern residents of the nearby village of Telchaquillo, Yucatán. We have successfully applied the Direct Historical Approach to explore the function and remains of house groups, food production, lime plaster production and ritual activity. During the 2015 season of the Economic Foundations of Mayapán Project, we had the opportunity to...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Karime Castillo-Cardenas.

Blown glass is produced today in Jalisco, Mexico, in places that have a longstanding glass-working tradition. Many parts of the process are done in a traditional way even though some technological innovations, like the use of gas kilns, have been implemented. During the summer of 2015 an ethnoarchaeological project was carried out in the towns of Tonalá and Tlaquepaque, located in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco, the main center of traditional glassblowing in Mexico today. The...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mari Carmen Serra Puche.

The archaeological site Xochitecatl-Cacaxtla gave ample evidence of productive activities in different residential areas of the settlement. The research has been enriched with ethnoarchaeological studies we have conducted on the current production of handmade ceramics, textiles, lapidary and mezcal in the communities of the region of Tlaxcala. This diversity of productive activities allow us to create a map of the "city" of Xochitecatl-Cacaxtla distinguishing areas specializing in the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Virginia Ochoa-Winemiller.

Using an ethnoarchaeological approach, this paper explores the nature of the domestic built environment of rural Yucatan. Data from four Maya communities is used to assess the various mechanisms involved in the design and use of household architecture and test the assumption of cultural continuity in Maya housing from the ancient past to modern times. Geographic Information system-based analysis revealed spatial variations in number, shape, and construction materials of structures. Assessment of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jennifer Burrell.

This paper contributes contemporary ethnological perspectives and a case study on debt, moral economies, financial citizenship and human rights to a conversation among and between archeologists considering these perspectives in Mesoamerica.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Thomas H. Charlton.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Dean A. Arnold.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Leah Minc. Jeremias Pink. Veronica Perez Rodriguez.

In the Mixteca Alta region of Oaxaca, Mexico, ceramics resembling those found in the Valley of Oaxaca are a common component of Late to Terminal Formative assemblages. Prior compositional analyses indicated that at least some of these wares represent actual imports, and further, that ceramic trade between the two regions was possibly two-way. More recently, our knowledge of ceramic compositional variability in the Valley of Oaxaca has expanded greatly, allowing us to refine our understanding of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Randee Fladeboe. Kitty Emery. Erin Thornton. Lori Phillips.

This is an abstract from the "Current Research on Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Domestication, Husbandry and Management in North America and Beyond" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. As the primary domesticated animal in prehistoric Mesoamerica, the turkey occupied a prominent and multivalent role in society, as a food source, a feather provider, and a subject of ritual sacrifice. The preponderance of turkey remains across the archaeological record of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ryan Collins. Deborah Nichols. Ethan August.

This is an abstract from the "Innovations and Transformations in Mesoamerican Research: Recent and Revised Insights of Ancestral Lifeways" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Obsidian, a volcanic glass, was widely used in Mesoamerica for cutting tools, weapons, jewelry, and ritual objects since the Paleoindian period (ca. 9000 BC). Because its sources have unique chemical signatures, obsidian provides a durable and measurable index of interactions...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael Tarkanian. Elizabeth Paris.

Mesoamerican metal objects have been studied in-depth in terms of alloys and production techniques, but little work has been carried out on the foundry materials used in the pre-Hispanic casting process. In modern foundry practice, synthetic waxes, paraffins, or processed European honeybee wax (from the Apis genus) are commonly used as pattern materials. One possible ancient Mesoamerican pattern material is the wax of the stingless bee Melipona beecheii, a species known to be cultivated by the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Rissa Trachman. J. Alex Canterbury.

This is an abstract from the "Ancient Maya Landscapes in Northwestern Belize, Part I" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The current research in the Dos Hombres civic ceremonial center utilizes the lens of "everyday life" in order to understand the internal ritual, economic, social, and ideological activities of this ancient city, as well as how it interacted with the surrounding household hinterlands, and the socio-political and economic role this...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lisa Overholtzer.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Gateways to Future Historical Archaeology in Mexico and Central America", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Historians and archaeologists of colonialism in the Americas have increasingly sought to interrupt conqueror:conquered and European:Indigenous binaries, yet to date we have learned little archaeologically of the Indigenous groups who enabled Tenochtitlan’s defeat. This talk presents findings for a...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Marshall Joseph Becker.

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