Posters: Binational Archaeology: Archaeological Work in Mexico
Part of: Southwest Symposium 2016
Posters: Binational Archaeology: Archaeological Work in Mexico
Site Type Keywords
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features •
Non-Domestic Structures •
Water-Related
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview •
Collections Research •
Records Search / Inventory Checking •
Bioarchaeological Research
Material Types
Fauna •
Human Remains •
Shell
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From the Sea to Ónavas Valley (2016)
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Recent investigations in archaeological sites situated at Onavas valley in southeast Sonora, Mexico, had recovered around 3890 seashell ornaments as associated funerary objects of mainly juvenile individuals. The majority of these material come from the Panamic Province of the northeastern Pacific, from Baja California, Mexico to northern Peru. We have done the taxonomy of the objects and in this point of investigation, it is possible to propose selection patterns that craftsmen could put into...
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Public Archaeology at Cerro De Trincheras (2016)
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Since the first project, directors agreed that participants should be from both countries, legislation applied should be Mexico´s, and publications should be in English and Spanish. Two decades of research funded by National Science Foundation, National Geographic and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) allowed, at the end of 2011, the opening of Cerro de Trincheras - the regional center for the Trincheras Tradition for public visitation.