Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca Part II
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 II" 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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Defining the house at post-collapse Jalieza, Oaxaca (2025)
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This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca Part II" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Households are often considered the smallest social and economic unit that we can evaluate through the archaeological record. Oaxaca scholars have played a key role in setting the precedent for household studies. In the Valley of Oaxaca, most household studies have focused on the Formative and Classic...
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Defining the Nochixtlan Miniature: An Analysis of 'Ollitas' from Etlatongo, Oaxaca, Mexico (2025)
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This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca Part II" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. While archaeologists across Mesoamerica have long excavated miniaturized ceramic vessels, they receive little attention. Recent shifts in theoretical thinking towards materiality and craft production, however, allow us to better understand miniatures. Previous interpretations of Oaxacan miniatures range...
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From Late Formative to Classic at Etlatongo in the Ñuu Savi Region: Changes and Continuities (2025)
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This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca Part II" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. We explore the continuities and changes between Late Formative and Classic period Etlatongo, especially in terms of settlement patterns and ceramic traditions. Present models suggest that most of the Late/Terminal Formative political centers in the Mixteca Alta imploded within a few hundred years of...
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<html>Knives Out: Excavations at the “House of the Blademaker” in Tututepec (<i>Yucu Dzaa</i>), Oaxaca, Mexico.</html> (2025)
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This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca Part II" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Tututepec (Yucu Dzaa) was a Mixtec capital that controlled much of coastal Oaxaca (Mexico) during the Late Postclassic Period (AD 1100-1522). Since 2005, residential excavations have focused on commoner lifeways, including patterns of domestic production, consumption, and exchange, and how these shed...
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Inequality, Health, and Funerary Practices among the Early Urban Population at Cerro Jazmin, Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca (300 BCE - 300 CE) (2025)
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This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca Part II" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Cerro Jazmín Archaeological Project has recovered the remains of 65 individuals from the Late-Terminal Formative (300 BCE—300 CE) city of Cerro Jazmín, in the Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca. From a bioarchaeological perspective, our studies revealed that social inequality was not clearly marked among these...
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Innovative Methods and New Discoveries: A Preliminary Report from Excavations at Las Mesillas in the Southern Mountains of Oaxaca (2025)
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This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca Part II" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In the Summers of 2022 and 2023, members of the Proyecto Arqueológico de Quiechapa (PAQuie) completed test excavations at the archaeological site of Las Mesillas located in southern mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Innovative approaches were used to document the excavations that combined paperless and...
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Interpreting and Dating Walls from Archaeological Contexts in Oaxaca: A Discussion (2025)
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This is an abstract from the "Moving the Needle: Expanding the Discourse on Modern Archaeology in Oaxaca Part II" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Walls encountered in archaeological contexts are notoriously difficult to date and assign function. In this talk, the authors report on two extensive, previously unknown walls from the site of Monte Negro in Oaxaca, Mexico. They discuss the possible temporality and purpose of these walls, alluding to...