The Many Contributions of Deborah Nichols to Archaeology

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Papers in Honor of Deborah L. Nichols" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This presentation introduces the session honoring Deborah Nichols and her many substantive contributions to archaeology. The presentation focuses on three of her last major projects, which exemplify her scholarship in a broad range of periods in Central Mexico and Mesoamerica. They include her field project at the Formative village of Altica in Central Mexico, the publication of The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs, and The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology. These three projects showcase Nichols’ scholarly interests in the study of small villages and urban centers, the study of markets, the economy, production, and exchange, and her commitment to scholarly exchange and inclusion, whether in publication projects or in the field. The three projects also showcase Nichols’ research in a broad range of time periods in Mesoamerica, from the Formative to the Postclassic and early Colonial periods. The three co-authors of this presentation collaborated with Nichols on these major projects and will examine some of the substantive and theoretical aspects of Nichols’ work and inspiring legacy.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Papers in Honor of Deborah L. Nichols

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Abstract Id(s): 50019