Forging International Archaeological Research Collaborations and Mentorship Opportunities at Lower Dover, Belize
Author(s): John Walden; Antonio Beardall; Frank Tzib; Christina Warinner; Jaime Awe
Year: 2024
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Our poster presents ongoing efforts at creating a collaborative research environment between international and Belizean early career scholars at the Classic Maya center of Lower Dover, Belize. Rather than incorporating Belizean collaborators in pre-existing research projects, our current goal has been to collaborate with Belizean early career scholars to fashion their own research projects based on their interests and those of other local community members and stakeholders. This approach has long been advocated for among scholars engaged in community archaeology and truly has the power to create two-way flow of knowledge and decolonize archaeology at its core. We present on several collaborative research projects including a comparative investigation of Late Classic elite households, survey and analysis of a historic period logging camp, and osteological study of commoner and elite well-being. The poster showcases our approach, outlines hurdles we have encountered, and concludes with our future plans.
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Forging International Archaeological Research Collaborations and Mentorship Opportunities at Lower Dover, Belize. John Walden, Antonio Beardall, Frank Tzib, Christina Warinner, Jaime Awe. Presented at The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024 ( tDAR id: 499608)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica: Maya lowlands
Spatial Coverage
min long: -94.197; min lat: 16.004 ; max long: -86.682; max lat: 21.984 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 39149.0