Mesoamerica: Western (Other Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. <html> <b>Abstract</b> The Magdalena Lake Basin of Jalisco, Mexico has a rich cultural history from the Early Archaic to Protohistoric Periods. A Late Formative/Early Classic cultural florescence witnessed the emergence of the Teuchitlán Culture which collapsed in the Epiclassic. We developed...
Assessing mobilities and interactions between the Lerma Valley and Zacapu, Michoacán during the Classic. Results of a ceramic analysis by chaines operatoires. (2025)
This is an abstract from the "Michoacán and West Mexico: New Research in Interaction, Exchange, and Mobility" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This research focuses on the Lerma Valley, located at the interface between the lacustrine regions of Michoacán and the southwestern region of Bajío, and the Zacapu Basin. We aim to culturally characterize its populations during the Classic period (200-600 AD), using the technological approach of chaînes...
The “Baja Abajo” on Bajareque at Los Guachimontones (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Small, hard, orange, and usually featureless. Bajareque, or fired daub, is part of the material culture recovered during excavations. Occasionally, a piece will stand out having impressions of cane or thatch and be regarded as a curiosity. Bajareque is often not found in any substantial quantities to...
Burning Questions and Smoldering Answers: Cremation Burial Practices in Middle Balsas Region during Postclassic Period (2025)
This is an abstract from the "Michoacán and West Mexico: New Research in Interaction, Exchange, and Mobility" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Death is the terminal stage of human life. When studying this crucial element of life, it is challenging to consider such aspects as interaction or exchange. However, if we interpret the funerary ceremonies as a form of interaction between the living and the dead, a new interpretive lens where mortuary...
Ceramic Color Variation in the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin, Michoacán, Mexico (2025)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Color is often a key variable to create and maintain different groupings in ceramic classification schemas. While the classification schema for ceramics for the Lake Pátzcaruo Basin and the cultural formations leading to the Late Postclassic Tarascan (P’urépecha) state and empire (Late Postclassic, ca AD 1350 to 1522) emphasizes paste, color is still an...
Cranial Modification Practices in Postclassic West Mexico: Interaction and Identity in the Aztatlán Tradition (2025)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Artificial cranial modification is a social identity marker that was practiced throughout Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, including in the Postclassic Aztatlán tradition of West Mexico. Modified human crania from Tizapán el Alto (Jalisco) and Amapa (Nayarit) are assessed to identify cranial modification trends that may indicate a shared ideology at Aztatlán...
Crowds and Pedestrian Movement in Residential Urban Plazas at Angamuco, Michoacán (2025)
This is an abstract from the "Michoacán and West Mexico: New Research in Interaction, Exchange, and Mobility" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This paper presents an agent based model used to simulate crowds of people gathering in public or semi-public plazas in residential neighborhoods at the site of Angamuco, Michoacán. The paper discusses the datasets and methodology behind the model, what kind of information it can provide, and discusses the...
El formativo medio en la región valles de Jalisco: Resultados preliminares del proyecto “El Campanillo” (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Durante dos años hemos realizado un proyecto arqueológico con la finalidad de conocer los orígenes de la sociedad compleja en Los Guachimontones. A partir de un recorrido sistemático, excavaciones en áreas determinadas y un análisis del paisaje hemos logrado obtener información variada sobre las...
Experiencia fenomenológica en la prospección arqueológica: En busca de los orígenes de la sociedad compleja en El Campanillo, Jalisco. (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Este trabajo se desarrolla en un escenario paradójico en donde las transformaciones de la industria tequilera, al desmontar la cobertura vegetal, facilitan la observación e identificación de rasgos y estructuras. Por otra parte, alteran y destruyen las evidencias arqueológicas y los ecosistemas nativos y...
Fase cultural Comala en Colima (200-600 dC): El uso de dos tumbas inusuales en esta etapa (2025)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. La Fase Comala (200-600 d.C.) corresponde a un periodo de desarrollo cultural del Occidente Mesoamericano, el cual se caracterizó por el uso generalizado en toda el área geográfica de la región, del denominado sistema funerario "Tumbas de Tiro"; se trata de espacios excavados en el subsuelo, generalmente de manera circular, los cuales profundizaban los...
Grupos residenciales en un paisaje aterrazado: Implicaciones sobre los regímenes de propiedad durante el Formativo y Clásico en Los Guachimontones (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Los regímenes de propiedad prehispánicos son un tema poco tratado en el Occidente Mesoamericano. Generalmente se asume que una élite controlaba la tierra mientras el resto de la población la trabajaba y tributaba sus frutos, o bien que las tierras eran comunales donde grupos corporativos tuvieron...
Household Production of Obsidian Artifacts and Everyday Practices at Los Guachimontones, Mexico (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In this presentation, I analyze the production and consumption of obsidian artifacts among groups of varying social statuses at Guachimontones, Jalisco, Mexico, from 350 BCE to 450 CE. I then discuss what these practices reveal about power negotiations and resource control in the region. My study is based...
Interacciones novohispanas en el norte de Michoacán, un acercamiento a través del material cerámico (2025)
This is an abstract from the "Michoacán and West Mexico: New Research in Interaction, Exchange, and Mobility" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. La conquista española a principios del siglo XVI tuvo un impacto considerable en el mundo prehispánico. Los trastornos afectaron no sólo a la organización territorial de las sociedades, la explotación económica y los paisajes, sino también a las interacciones y redes de intercambio que mantenían las...
More than a Meal: Intimacy in Artistic Renditions of Animals in Central Jalisco and Greater West Mexico (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Representations of animals rendered in carefully molded clay and precious stone pervade the artistic record throughout pre-Classic and early Classic period sites in central Jalisco, Colima, and beyond. While recent scholarship in this region focused on depictions of human experiences, much can now be said...
New Methodological Approaches to Human-Animal Interactions within the Teuchitlán Culture (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) has revolutionized the study of Zooarchaeology within the last 15 years. This is especially true for faunal assemblages where traditional methods are not sufficient to identify the specimens to specific taxonomic classifications due to poor preservation...
Optimización metodológica en la prospección arqueológica: Desafíos y soluciones en Teuchitlán, Jalisco ante la expansión del Paisaje Agavero (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Los trabajos arqueológicos en la región nuclear de la cultura Teuchitlán, destacada por el sitio de Los Guachimontones, han seguido una perspectiva antropológica basada en la prospección sistemática desde el siglo XX. Esta metodología ha permitido identificar más de 1,000 sitios arqueológicos y ha sido...
Preliminary pXRF Analysis of a Previously Undescribed Obsidian Artifact from Los Guachimontones, Mexico (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. There is a previously undescribed artifact type, initially classified as a perforator, that I have recognized as distinct among the excavated collections from Los Guachimontones. The artifacts are long, thin, tapered pieces that appear to be heavily worked and come to a point at one end. They do not...
Representations of Resources in West Mexican Shaft Tomb Figures (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. West Mexican shaft tomb sculptures(300 BCE- 400 CE) have captivated scholars for their unique and intricate depictions, often analyzed through art historical lenses. While archaeological studies frequently touch upon the significance of these figures, the specific representations of food and resources...
Residential Excavations at Los Guachimontones, Jalisco: Household Activities and Population Estimates (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Research on the Teuchitlan Culture of central Jalisco has prioritized the monumental architecture, with less consideration of household activities and practices. We recently initiated a long-term project to excavate a sample of households from the center to the periphery of Los Guachimontones. We...
A Social Anatomy: Identity in the Burials at Los Guachimontones (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The shaft tomb burials of ancient Teuchitlán in Formative and Classic period West Mexico (c. 300 BCE - 500 CE) are known for their expressive burial figurines. These figurines depict a rich social and ceremonial life. The skeletal human remains that accompany these burial figures extend understandings of...
Symbolism of Obsidian Eccentrics from the Valleys of Tequila (2025)
This is an abstract from the "From the Underworld to the Heavens: Expanding the Study of Central Jalisco’s Past" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. <html> Eccentrics have been found all throughout Mesoamerica. This paper develops the first focused examination of the obsidian eccentrics from the Valleys of Tequila and examines some potential interpretations of their morphology and meaning. I draw upon previous archaeological, ethnohistorical, and...
The Tarímbaro valley (Michoacán, México) and it´s relations with Teotihuacan and Tula during the classic and epiclassic periods. (2025)
This is an abstract from the "Michoacán and West Mexico: New Research in Interaction, Exchange, and Mobility" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This presentation aims to present the preliminary results of the archaeological research that was carried out in the Tarímbaro valley in the state of Michoacán, Mexico during the years of 2023 and 2024, where 65 archaeological sites were registered. The Tarímbaro Valley is located south of the Cuitzeo basin,...
Tingambato and the interaction and exchange networks with Tierra Caliente and the Lake region of Michoacán (0-700 AD) (2025)
This is an abstract from the "Michoacán and West Mexico: New Research in Interaction, Exchange, and Mobility" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This presentation aims to address the development and changes of interactions and the exchange networks that Tingambato maintained with the lake region of Michoacán and Tierra Caliente from 0 to 700 AD, as reflected in the ceramics. The study applied ceramic typological analysis and spatial distribution...
Tracing Traffic: Network Analysis and Modelling of Pedestrian Urban Roads in Angamuco, Michoacan (2025)
This is an abstract from the "Michoacán and West Mexico: New Research in Interaction, Exchange, and Mobility" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Movement is a fundamental component of social development and cultural complexity, especially in urban centers. It is defined by its road-network that permits or restricts access and flow to certain areas of a city. However, it is pedestrians who use this network by creating routes depending on a multitude...
Una aproximación a la metalurgia prehispánica en la Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco An approach to pre-Hispanic metallurgy in the Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco (2025)
This is an abstract from the "Michoacán and West Mexico: New Research in Interaction, Exchange, and Mobility" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. En la Sierra de Manantlán y sus valles aledaños, consta la presencia de artefactos metálicos que datan del periodo prehispánico. Cascabeles, pinzas, agujas, hachas, orejeras y figurillas antropomorfas de cobre, bronce, plata y oro —o alguna otra aleación— provienen de diferentes contextos y colecciones de la...