Looking to the West: New insights into Postclassic Archaeology in Michoacán

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Looking to the West: New insights into Postclassic Archaeology in Michoacán" at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Postclassic period in western Mexico is an exciting time. It is a time when both people and objects moved and transformed, forging very particular characteristics to the area, finally leading to the creation of the Tarascan empire. This poster session aims to present new ideas that have been developed in recent years on the archaeology of Michoacán during the Postclassic period, in terms of genetics, rock art, burial customs, and the presence of multiple archaeological objects.

Other Keywords
ancient DNA • Highland Mesoamerica: Postclassic • Architecture • Mobility • Urbanism • Spatial Distribution • Gis • Mortuary archaeology • CT Scanning • Bioarchaeology/Skeletal Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Colima (State / Territory) • Michoacan (State / Territory) • Jalisco (State / Territory) • Nayarit (State / Territory) • Aguascalientes (State / Territory) • Guanajuato (State / Territory) • United Mexican States (Country) • North America (Continent) • Mesoamerica: Western