Principal Investigator
My multidisciplinary research focuses on a group of interlocking interests related to the anthropological study of spatial arrangements created and transformed by human agency; with a strong emphasis on political and economic processes and how these are materialized on landscapes.
Co-principal Investigators
My research focuses on the transformations in human technology, environmental adaptation, settlement, and material manifestations in the Formative period (2000 BC-0 AD) Mesoamerica. I specialize in reconstructing natural and anthropogenic environmental change during the Holocene. I collect sediment cores from lake and wetland environments and then analyze them for a wide variety of biological and sedimentary signatures. My current research projects focus on intersections of materiality and politics in art, and on deviant visual and material productions in colonial Latin America
Participants
My research interest focuses on the human use of space through time. I try to understand and apply ancient knowledge to understand modern problems. I also created this webpage 😉 I am an artist and cultural entrepreneur working to highlight the creative arts of the people of the La Montaña region Recently graduated from University of Colorado at Bouler, I am mostly interested in the use of modern technologies to analyse archaeological artifacts. Now I started my PhD at the University of New Mexico. I am interested in understanding the behavioral, ecological and biological effects of primate tooth wear. I combine both field and lab based approaches to better understand how loss of dental function may impact health status, reproductive success and the ability to survive, as well as the role of behavior in mediating such effects. My research interests include social complexity and social, economic, and political transformations in early complex societies. I focus specifically on the Central Highlands of Mexico. Currently, I am doing my Master’s degree at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Acknowledgements
The following people are also an important part of the team and we would like to acknowledge them for their work and enthusiasm. Without their precious support, it would not be possible to conduct this research.
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Constantino Flores
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Itzamná & Amaury Morales Ortiz
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Authorities of the Municipality of Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero
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Authorities of the Municipality of Copanatoyac, Guerrero
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Comisarios & Comisariados de San Miguel Chiepetlán, Tlapa, Gro.
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Comisarios & Comisariados de Petlacala, Tlapa, Gro.
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Comisarios & Comisariados de Ocotequila, Copanatoyac, Gro.