Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca (Part 1)

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca (Part 1)" at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The past two symposia, dedicated to “checking the pulse” of current research in Oaxaca, confirmed that archaeology in Oaxaca is as vibrant, collaborative, and cutting-edge as ever. Building on the growing momentum of the “Diálogos en Oaxaca Archaeology” collective, we seek this year to “move the needle” by further expanding the discourse on contemporary archaeological research in Oaxaca. In this symposium we present a group of Canadian, Mexican and American archaeologists from across academic levels to discuss their ongoing research, upcoming projects, and persisting research questions and curiosities. Presenters from the field of archaeology and related disciplines will discuss their research from different regions, time periods, and academic interests in Oaxaca. By continuing to dialogue with each other on a regular basis, we further advance towards our common goal of recording and preserving Oaxaca’s history for future generations, while collaborating and supporting each other in the process.

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Mesoamerica: Oaxaca or Southern Highlands

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  • Comparando la cerámica de dos sitios preclásicos en Oaxaca: Monte Albán y Monte Negro. (2025)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Leslie Cruz.

    This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca (Part 1)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Monte Negro y Monte Albán fueron centros demográficos importantes durante la Época I (Preclásico Tardío) en Oaxaca. Los trabajos arqueológicos en Monte Negro han revelado valiosas conexiones culturales, donde la proximidad entre estas dos ciudades prehispánicas se ha reflejado en las similitudes de...

  • Cultural Revaluation and Sustainable Development in Oaxaca: a local history of the management of archaeological resources. (2025)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jorge Rios Allier.

    This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca (Part 1)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This abstract presents an analysis of the history of archaeological resource management in Oaxaca, highlighting contemporary challenges and emerging community-based solutions in a context of deglobalization. Throughout its history, Oaxaca has been an epicenter of Mesoamerican cultures, hosting a vast...

  • Drafting Residential Architecture: Changes in Zapotec Residences from Formative to Postclassic Oaxaca (2025)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Lacey Carpenter.

    This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca (Part 1)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This article will explore the origins and development of shared conventions in Zapotec residential architecture by synthesizing research from the Early Formative to the Late Postclassic periods in Oaxaca. Archaeologists in this region have contributed significantly to the methods for studying...

  • Frontiers y Refugios: The In-between Places of Oaxaca and Mesoamerica (2025)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Marijke Stoll.

    This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca (Part 1)" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Created by both geography and politics, frontier regions are dynamic zones where people, practices, ideas, and objects from different homelands are exchanged in novel and distinct ways. They are often productive sites of ethnogenesis through the integration, disintegration, and/or entrenchment of social...