Highland Mesoamerica: Classic (Other Keyword)
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Large-scale geophysical survey was conducted at Monte Albán’s Main Plaza during the summer of 2017. The results suggest the presence of a substantial, but previously unknown, building with associated features located in the west-central portion of the plaza near Building H. In this paper, we describe our findings and present our preliminary interpretation of the geophysical data.
The Distribution and Characterization of Agricultural Terraces on Cerro de la Mesa Ahumada, Mexico (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This poster presents preliminary results of ancient landscape modifications on Cerro de la Mesa Ahumada, a medium sized mountain between the northern Basin of Mexico and the southern Mezquital. Humans have used the hill at least since the Epiclassic period (ca. 600-900 CE) for human occupation, farming, or ranching. Terrace systems are located throughout the...
Domestic Life and Ceramic Consumption in Tlajinga, Teotihuacan (2021)
This is an abstract from the "Teotihuacan: Multidisciplinary Research on Mesoamerica's Classic Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Tlajinga is the southernmost district of Teotihuacan, a cosmopolitan city that thrived in Central Mexico during the Classic period. Previous research done in this neighborhood includes surface collection associated with the Teotihuacan Mapping Project and the excavation of one compound, designated 33:S3W1 during...
El Arte Rupestre en el Paisaje de la Tierra Caliente Michoacana (2018)
La llamada Tierra Caliente, se ubica al sur del estado de Michoacán y abarca un extensa región que estuvo continuamente habitada desde hace miles de años. A pesar de las condiciones climáticas donde llegan a registrarse algunas de las temperaturas más altas del país, es una tierra llena de recursos naturales y fértiles tierras dentro de un paisaje de valles y sierras que han sido aprovechadas por los grupos humanos. Las fuertes condiciones y contrastes de la Tierra Caliente han llevado a...
El manejo del agua en Monte Albán-Atzompa (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. La recolección y almacenamiento de agua pluvial es una de las prácticas más antiguas en Mesoamérica. La investigación arqueológica en diversos sitios ha permitido la identificación y documentación de sistemas de canales, depósitos subterráneos, galerías filtrantes y almacenamiento en recipientes, el sistema de desagües y el más común que son los depósitos...
El sistema de desagües del Juego de Pelota de Monte Albán (2021)
This is an abstract from the "Avances en los estudios de la arquitectura de Monte Albán" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. La recolección y almacenamiento de agua pluvial es una de las prácticas más antiguas en Mesoamérica. La investigación arqueológica en diversos sitios ha permitido la identificación y documentación de depósitos subterráneos, depósitos a cielo abierto, almacenamiento en recipientes y más común el sistema de desagües. En Monte Albán...
Estudio de la variación del ADN mitocondrial en entierros de Tlailotlacan, Teotihuacan (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Teotihuacan fue una ciudad del periodo Clásico (100-650 d.C.), que tuvo una gran interacción con otras áreas de Mesoamérica como el Occidente y el Golfo de México, el Área Maya y Oaxaca. Este trabajo se centra en el análisis de restos óseos del barrio oaxaqueño en Teotihuacán, que también se conoce como Tlailotlacan. En este barrio existe evidencia de...
The Evolution of a Revolution: "The Basin of Mexico: Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization." (2019)
This is an abstract from the "The Legacies of The Basin of Mexico: The Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization, Part 1" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Before the 1960s, books about ancient urbanism and cities often included no references to the prehispanic Americas. V. Gordon Childe’s "urban revolution" was conceived as a phenomenon of the "Old World" as the "cradle of cradle of civilization." Landmark projects in Central Mexico:...
Exploring the Roots of Cerro Acozac: New Investigations in Cholula’s Ceremonial Center (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Advances in Puebla/Tlaxcala Archaeology" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Despite being one of ancient Mexico’s largest and most enigmatic ceremonial centers, Cholula has often been overlooked in regional interpretations. Research has been conducted intermittently for over 200 years, yet much of it has never been reported. Furthermore, the 2,500-year history of the ceremonial center has created a jigsaw puzzle of...
Fang & Feather: The Origin of Avian-Serpent Imagery at Teotihuacan and Symbolic Interaction with Jaguar Iconography in Mesoamerica (2018)
The Central Mexican city of Teotihuacan rose to prominence in the last century BC and lasted for six centuries The civic plan was arranged around two main perpendicular avenues lined with temples and public monuments. By the third century AD, the population was housed in apartment compounds. On the walls were murals depicting ornately dressed administrators, armor-clad warriors, and fantastic creatures. These murals were the birthplace of the Feathered Serpent. My research proposes that the...
First Results of the Archaeological Prospection at the N2E1 and N2E2 Quadrants (Barrio del Río San Juan) at Teotihuacan (2021)
This is an abstract from the "Teotihuacan: Multidisciplinary Research on Mesoamerica's Classic Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. During the years 2017–2020, the UNAM and the University of Barcelona carried out an international and interdisciplinary project in the N2E1 and N2E2 quadrants of Millon’s map at Teotihuacan (Barrio del Río San Juan). This very central location had not been deeply investigated until then. The project aimed to...
The Flaked Stone Economy of Los Mogotes: Access and Exploitation during the Epiclassic Period (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This study examines the flaked stone economy at the Epiclassic site of Los Mogotes, located north of the Basin of Mexico in central Mexico. We quantified obsidian and chert artifacts based on form and material in order to examine the nature of the regional lithic economy during this time. The findings suggest were dependent on long-distance exchange for...
Flint Artifacts in Salinas de los Nueve Cerros: An Approach to Production and Consumption (2021)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This paper presents the preliminary data from a study that has been carried out on a considerable collection of flint artifacts from Salinas de los Nueve Cerros, Guatemala. These were uncovered during the excavations of the site over eight field seasons. Flint is a local resource in Salinas and it was widely used to produce many objects mainly used as cutting...
The Flower World in Central Mexico After the Collapse of Teotihuacan, AD 600-900 (2019)
This is an abstract from the "The Flower World: Religion, Aesthetics, and Ideology in Mesoamerica and the American Southwest" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. During the tumultuous Epiclassic period (AD 600-900), several smaller polities in Central Mexico and the Gulf Coast rose to prominence in the wake of the collapsed metropolis of Teotihuacan. Although this period is often characterized by rampant militarism, wide-ranging economic activities,...
For Richer or Poorer: A Comparison of Residential Mobility Patterns between Socioeconomic Groups at the La Ventilla District of Teotihuacan (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Excavations from the La Ventilla 1992-1994 project resulted in the recovery of over 400 individuals across four apartment compounds or frentes, the common household structure at Teotihuacan. Of these compounds, Frente 2 (El Conjunto de los Glifos) has been identified as a higher-status residential community while Frente 3 (El Conjunto de los Artesanos)...
Foreign Influence on Teotihuacan’s Religion through an Iconographic Analysis (2021)
This is an abstract from the "Teotihuacan: Multidisciplinary Research on Mesoamerica's Classic Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Foreign influence was a major component at Teotihuacan from very early on and throughout Teotihuacan’s history. Extensive archaeological research notes Teotihuacan as a religious center and the largest Classic Mesoamerican city with multiethnic apartment compounds and neighborhoods. However, the impact of...
From Collective Government to Communal Inebriation in Ancient Teotihuacan, Central Mexico (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. A simulation model of Teotihuacan’s hypothetical collective government has shown that a highly distributed network of leaders could have been effective at ensuring social coordination in the city by means of consensus formation. The model makes a strong prediction: it indicates that this collective mode of government would have been most effective in...
From Neutral to Mutual: A Long-Term Perspective on Human-Rabbit Relationships in Highland Mexico (2018)
Studies of human-animal relationships provide insights into multiple issues relevant to archaeological research, including changes in human-environmental interactions, subsistence strategies, and socio-cultural dynamics. This presentation investigates the relationship between humans and rabbits (cottontails and jackrabbits), which were among the most commonly consumed animals in pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica. Focusing primarily on the settlement of Teotihuacan in the Basin of Mexico during the...
From Storage Boxes to Research Options: Cataloging Collections at ASU's Research Lab in Teotihuacan, Mexico (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. At Arizona State University’s (ASU) Research Lab in Teotihuacan, Mexico, countless boxes represent almost limitless opportunities for research. As the initial director, George Cowgill generously provided archaeologists with free storage space. However, decades have since passed without appropriate oversight, organization, and documentation. This means that...
Gendered Figurine Iconography at Los Guachimontines, Jalisco, Mexico (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Gender is one of the primary identity categories that provides structure to the social organization of societies. It sets expectations for the activities, status, presentation, and spatial organization of individuals within a community. This study aims to interrogate the social role of gender in the Teuchitlán tradition of Jalisco, Mexico, through a survey of...
Geochemical Analysis of the Soils and Floors of Ancient Activity Areas at the Site of Etlatongo, Oaxaca, Mexico (2018)
Soil and floor samples from the ancient activity areas of Etlatongo were sampled and concentrations of extractable P and chelate extractable heavy metals. The relative concentrations of these elements have been shown to delineate areas of food preparation, consumption, and waste disposal. Increased heavy metal concentrations are indicative of the use of paints and pigments or the working of mineral ores. Low levels of these elements are usually present at sleeping areas and at high traffic...
Geophysical Prospection at Plaza of the Columns Complex, Teotihuacan (2018)
Geophysical techniques used in Plaza de las Columnas Complex, Teotihuacan has been successful to locate the buried remains of foundations, walls and other architectural features. As usual, magnetic gradiente allowed to recognize linear patterns that suggests the wall remains usually made with volcanic stones with mud mortar. Electrical resistance was successful to recognize the presence of floors and verify the previously detected walls. Finally georadar survey verify the location and depth of...
Geophysical Prospection in Xalla, Teotihuacan, Mexico (2021)
This is an abstract from the "The Palace of Xalla in Teotihuacan: A Possible Seat of Power in the Ancient Metropolis" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. We present preliminary results of a non-destructive geophysical prospection conducted in Xalla, Teotihuacan, Mexico, located NE of the Pyramid of the Sun. Xalla is Teotihuacan's multifunctional palace complex conformed by eight plazas and 29 structures. This study includes data analysis of magnetic,...
Geophysical Prospection of Monte Albán’s Main Plaza: An Overview of Results (2018)
During the summer of 2017, the Proyecto Geofísico de Monte Albán (PGMA) carried out a large-scale geophysical survey of the site’s Main Plaza. The survey utilized three instruments, a gradiometer, an electrical resistance meter, and a ground-penetrating radar array and achieved nearly 100 percent coverage of the plaza. Covering more than 35,000 m2, the PGMA represents the most extensive geophysical survey ever carried out in Oaxaca. This paper details the methods of the survey, examines which...
The Grid Patterns in the Vestments and Headdresses of Female Statuary from the Classic Period Cultures of Central Veracruz (2021)
This is an abstract from the "The Precolumbian Dotted-Diamond-Grid Pattern: References and Techniques" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Various researches report that the diamond, rhomboid, and square-gridded patterns and their stepped variants designate the surface of the earth as the fecund female progenitor, manifested in flowers, corn cobs, and sweet, nurturing waters. These patterns also designate the zoomorphic aspects of the shell or skin of...