In the Mother's Womb: Archaeological Research in Caves

In the collective imaginary of prehispanic communities of Northwest Mexico, the American Southwest and Central México, caves hold a very important place. Not only were they used as spaces for shelter or home, they were also used as locations where ancestors rest, where vision quests were performed, where the walls retain the wisdom and messages of the community in the rock art. This symposium presents recent research on caves as places where human communities interacted, lived, and share experiences among themselves and with their landscapes.