Mesoamerica: Northern (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael Dillinger.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This poster presents the analysis of ground stone tools and chipped stone material from Las Chachalacas, Sonora, Mexico excavated in the winter of 2021 to 2022. Numerical dates suggest a periodic occupation from the Early Archaic period to the Early Agricultural period. The ground stone tool analysis focuses on the intensiveness of grain processing (wild...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jose Vivero Miranda.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Guasave region in Northwest Mexico embodies a contested zone between Mesoamerica and the US Southwest. By AD 1100, the presence of the Aztatlan tradition —interpreted as the expansion of Mesoamerica into the NW, undeniably marks a period of social transformation and a dynamic phase of pan-regional reorganization. Models explaining the Aztatlan...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Maline Werness-Rude.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Chocholá style ceramics were part of a Late Classic northern Maya complex of luxury goods that identified the social status and political affiliation of their owners. Vessels in the style are distinguished by their deeply carved iconographic panels, distinctive formatting, and unique dedicatory formulae. Their recognizability—a necessary component of the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Rachel Mueller.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This project presents the comparison of ground stone effigies from Paquimé, Chihuahua, Mexico, to ceramic effigies and rock art of the same region. Paquimé was the center of the Medio period (AD 1200–1450) occupation of the Casas Grandes region. These effigies are small figurines ground to resemble animals. Our analysis, based on Di Peso’s (1974) report...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Michelle Carpenter.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The examination of maize integration into Early Agricultural populations has resulted in a standard anthropological model to be developed concerning the expected trajectory into maize reliance. Exploring these expected changes through multiple datasets e.g. land management, stable isotope analysis, and bioarchaeological evidence at the site of La Playa in...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Manuel Duenas-Garcia.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Salón de las Columnas at La Quemada, Zacatecas, stands as one of the largest roofed structures in Mesoamerica, showcasing impressive architectural complexity and monumental columns. Despite its significance, limited research has explored the detailed construction techniques and ceremonial functions of this space. This study aims to reconstruct the...