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The Importance of La Corona1 Marcello A
La Corona Notes 1(1) The Importance of La Corona1 Marcello A. Canuto Middle American Research Institute / Tulane University Tomás Barrientos Q. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala In 2008, the Proyecto Regional Arqueológico monuments led to the realization that these texts La Corona (PRALC; directed by Marcello A. contained several terms not only common in, but Canuto and Tomás Barrientos Q.) was established also unique to the texts of Site Q (Stuart 2001). to coordinate archaeological research in the The locative term thought to be the ancient Maya northwestern sector of the Guatemalan Peten. name of Site Q (sak nikte’), the name of a Site Q ruler Centered at the site of La Corona (N17.52 W90.38), (Chak Ak’aach Yuk), titles characteristic of Site Q PRALC initiated the first long-term scientific rulers (sak wayis), and references to Site Q’s most research of both the site and the surrounding important ally (Kaanal), were all present in the region. To a large extent, however, La Corona texts found at La Corona. Despite expressed doubts was well known long before PRALC began its regarding the identification of La Corona as Site Q investigations, since it was ultimately revealed to (Graham 2002), petrographic similarities between be the mysterious “Site Q.” As the origin of over stone samples from a Site Q monument and from two dozen hieroglyphic panels looted in the 1960s exemplars collected at the site of La Corona led and attributed to the as-yet-unidentified “Site Q” Stuart (2001) to suggest that La Corona was Site Q. -
CURRICULUM VITAE Takeshi Inomata Address Positions
Inomata, Takeshi - page 1 CURRICULUM VITAE Takeshi Inomata Address School of Anthropology, University of Arizona 1009 E. South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ 85721-0030 Phone: (520) 621-2961 Fax: (520) 621-2088 E-mail: [email protected] Positions Professor in Anthropology University of Arizona (2009-) Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in Environment and Social Justice University of Arizona (2014-2019) (Selected as one of the four chairs university-wide, that were created with a major donation). Associate Professor in Anthropology University of Arizona (2002-2009) Assistant Professor in Anthropology University of Arizona (2000-2002) Assistant Professor in Anthropology Yale University (1995-2000) Education Ph.D. Anthropology, Vanderbilt University (1995). Dissertation: Archaeological Investigations at the Fortified Center of Aguateca, El Petén, Guatemala: Implications for the Study of the Classic Maya Collapse. M.A. Cultural Anthropology, University of Tokyo (1988). Thesis: Spatial Analysis of Late Classic Maya Society: A Case Study of La Entrada, Honduras. B.A. Archaeology, University of Tokyo (1986). Thesis: Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the La Entrada region, Departments of Copán and Santa Bárbara, Honduras (in Japanese). Major Fields of Interest Archaeology of Mesoamerica (particularly Maya) Politics and ideology, human-environment interaction, household archaeology, architectural analysis, performance, settlement and landscape, subsistence, warfare, social effects of climate change, LiDAR and remote sensing, ceramic studies, radiocarbon dating, and Bayesian analysis. Inomata, Takeshi - page 2 Extramural Grants - National Science Foundation, research grant, “Preceramic to Preclassic Transition in the Maya Lowlands: 1100 BC Burials from Ceibal, Guatemala,” (Takeshi Inomata, PI; Daniela Triadan, Co-PI, BCS-1950988) $298,098 (2020/6/3-8/31/2024). -
With the Protection of the Gods: an Interpretation of the Protector Figure in Classic Maya Iconography
University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2012 With The Protection Of The Gods: An Interpretation Of The Protector Figure In Classic Maya Iconography Tiffany M. Lindley University of Central Florida Part of the Anthropology Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Masters Thesis (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Lindley, Tiffany M., "With The Protection Of The Gods: An Interpretation Of The Protector Figure In Classic Maya Iconography" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 2148. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2148 WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE GODS: AN INTERPRETATION OF THE PROTECTOR FIGURE IN CLASSIC MAYA ICONOGRAPHY by TIFFANY M. LINDLEY B.A. University of Alabama, 2009 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Anthropology in the College of Sciences at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Spring Term 2012 © 2012 Tiffany M. Lindley ii ABSTRACT Iconography encapsulates the cultural knowledge of a civilization. The ancient Maya of Mesoamerica utilized iconography to express ideological beliefs, as well as political events and histories. An ideology heavily based on the presence of an Otherworld is visible in elaborate Maya iconography. Motifs and themes can be manipulated to convey different meanings based on context. -
Investigaciones Arqueológicas En La Región De Holmul, Petén: Cival, Y K’O
INVESTIGACIONES ARQUEOLÓGICAS EN LA REGIÓN DE HOLMUL, PETÉN: CIVAL, Y K’O. INFORME PRELIMINAR DE LA TEMPORADA 2008 Francisco Estrada-Belli, Director Pendiente en forma de hacha-efigie del dios Chaak. Cival, ofrenda CIV.T.64.05. Preclásico Tardío Proyecto Arqueológico Holmul Boston University Archaeology Department 675 Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA 02215 Email: [email protected] URL http://www.bu.edu/holmul/reports/informe_08_layout.pdf Informe Proyecto Holmul 2008 INDICE Capitulo 1 Resumen de la temporada de campo de 2008 del Proyecto Arqueológico Holmul................................................................................................................................ 7 Capitulo 2 Hill Group 45 CIV.L. 03.............................................................................. 21 Capitulo 3 Hill-Group 10 CIV.T.53 ............................................................................. 22 Capitulo 4 Hill Group 45 CIV.T.51............................................................................... 26 Capitulo 5 Hill Group 38................................................................................................ 31 Capitulo 6 Hill Group 45 L.01 ....................................................................................... 35 Capitulo 7 Hill Group 4 L. 04 ........................................................................................ 36 Capitulo 8 Hill Group 36 CIV.T. 62.............................................................................. 37 Capitulo 9 Hill Group 37, Excavación CIV.T. -
Kahk' Uti' Chan Yopat
Glyph Dwellers Report 57 September 2017 A New Teotiwa Lord of the South: K’ahk’ Uti’ Chan Yopat (578-628 C.E.) and the Renaissance of Copan Péter Bíró Independent Scholar Classic Maya inscriptions recorded political discourse commissioned by title-holding elite, typically rulers of a given city. The subject of the inscriptions was manifold, but most of them described various period- ending ceremonies connected to the passage of time. Within this general framework, statements contained information about the most culturally significant life-events of their commissioners. This information was organized according to discursive norms involving the application of literary devices such as parallel structures, difrasismos, ellipsis, etc. Each center had its own variations and preferences in applying such norms, which changed during the six centuries of Classic Maya civilization. Epigraphers have thus far rarely investigated Classic Maya political discourse in general and its regional-, site-, and period-specific features in particular. It is possible to posit very general variations, for example the presence or absence of secondary elite inscriptions, which makes the Western Maya region different from other areas of the Maya Lowlands (Bíró 2011). There are many other discursive differences not yet thoroughly investigated. It is still debated whether these regional (and according to some) temporal discursive differences related to social phenomena or whether they strictly express literary variation (see Zender 2004). The resolution of this question has several implications for historical solutions such as the collapse of Classic Maya civilization or the hypothesis of status rivalry, war, and the role of the secondary elite. There are indications of ruler-specific textual strategies when inscriptions are relatively uniform; that is, they contain the same information, and their organization is similar. -
The PARI Journal Vol. IV, No. 4
The PARI Journal A quarterly publication of the Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute Volume IV, No 4, Spring 2004 In This Issue: Glyphs for “Handspan” and “Strike” in Glyphs for “Handspan” and Classic Maya Ballgame Texts1 “Strike” in Classic Maya Ballgame Texts MARC ZENDER Peabody Museum, Harvard University by Marc Zender PAGES 1-9 • Part ritual, part recreation, and almost wholly mysterious, the ancient Maya ballgame has Sport, Spectacle long been regarded as an enigmatic entity. Literally dozens of ballcourts are known; untold and Political hundreds of pieces of ballgame paraphernalia are housed in Museums; and yet we know Theater: frustratingly little for certain about the rules of the ancient game, its purpose or its origins. New Views of Recently, however, the veil of obscurity has begun to lift from these most intriguing of all the Classic Maya relics of the Mesoamerican past. Archaeological investigations have revealed the construc- Ballgame tion history of ballcourts, disclosing their Preclassic origins and convincingly embedding by Marc Zender them in cultural, historical and political trajectories of which they form an integral part. PAGES 10-12 Further, anthropologists’ and historians’ diligent sifting of ethnohistoric documents and • careful comparison with surviving ballgame traditions have begun to reveal something of Return to the the rules, purpose and underlying rationale of the game. Great Forests The aim of this paper is to further refine our understanding of Classic Maya ballgames Frans Blom's (ca. A.D. 250-900) through an exploration of two previously undeciphered logographs. The Letters from first represents a right hand shown palm down and with thumb and forefinger spread Palenque: (Figures 1b, 1c, 5a and 5b). -
Physical Expression of Sacred Space Among the Ancient Maya
Trinity University Digital Commons @ Trinity Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Research Sociology and Anthropology Department 1-2004 Models of Cosmic Order: Physical Expression of Sacred Space Among the Ancient Maya Jennifer P. Mathews Trinity University, [email protected] J. F. Garber Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/socanthro_faculty Part of the Anthropology Commons, and the Sociology Commons Repository Citation Mathews, J. P., & Garber, J. F. (2004). Models of cosmic order: Physical expression of sacred space among the ancient Maya. Ancient Mesoamerica, 15(1), 49-59. doi: 10.1017/S0956536104151031 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Digital Commons @ Trinity. It has been accepted for inclusion in Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Research by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Trinity. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Ancient Mesoamerica, 15 (2004), 49–59 Copyright © 2004 Cambridge University Press. Printed in the U.S.A. DOI: 10.1017/S0956536104151031 MODELS OF COSMIC ORDER Physical expression of sacred space among the ancient Maya Jennifer P. Mathewsa and James F. Garberb aDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA bDepartment of Anthropology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA Abstract The archaeological record, as well as written texts, oral traditions, and iconographic representations, express the Maya perception of cosmic order, including the concepts of quadripartite division and layered cosmos. The ritual act of portioning and layering created spatial order and was used to organize everything from the heavens to the layout of altars. -
11 UNDER the RULE of the SNAKE KINGS: UXUL in the 7TH and 8TH Centuries*
UNDER THE RULE OF THE SNAKE KINGS: UXUL IN THE 7th AND 8th CENTURIES Nikolai Gru B E Kai Del V endahl Nicolaus Seefeld Uxul Archaeological Project Universität Bonn Benia M ino Volta Department of Anthropology, University of California-San Diego RESUMEN : Desde el 2009, la Universidad de Bonn efectúa trabajos arqueológicos en el sitio de Uxul, una ciudad maya del Clásico en el extremo sur del estado de Campeche. El objetivo del proyecto es investigar la expansión y desintegración de los poderes hegemónicos en el área maya, con un enfoque en la zona central de las Tierras Bajas y específicamente en la estrecha relación de Uxul con los gobernantes de la poderosa dinastía Kaan de Calakmul. Evidencia novedosa confirma las hipótesis de que Uxul estuvo bajo control de Calakmul en el siglo V ii y de que su caída se puede relacionar directamente con las derrotas de los gobernantes Yukno’m Yich’aak K’ahk’ y Yukno’m Took’ K’awiil a cargo de Tikal en 695 y 736 d. C., respec- tivamente. Cuando las autoridades centrales colapsaron en la segunda mitad del siglo Viii, la población de Uxul ni siquiera fue capaz de mantener la infraestructura más importante para sobrevivir: aquella relacionada con el manejo del agua. PALAB R AS CLAVE : Uxul, Calakmul, palacio real, manejo de agua, colapso. ABST R ACT : Since 2009, the University of Bonn is conducting archaeological investigations at Uxul, a medium sized classic Maya city in the extreme south of the Mexican state of Campeche. The project’s research goal is to investigate the expansion and disintegration of hegemonic power in the Maya area, concentrating on the core area of the Maya Lowlands and especially on Uxul’s close relation to the powerful Kaan dynasty at Calakmul. -
Social Interaction at the Maya Site of Copan, Honduras: a Least Cost Approach to Configurational Analysis
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Anthropology Faculty Publications Anthropology, Department of 2012 Social Interaction at the Maya Site of Copan, Honduras: A Least Cost Approach to Configurational Analysis Heather Richards-Rissetto University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/anthropologyfacpub Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Digital Humanities Commons, Geographic Information Sciences Commons, Human Geography Commons, Landscape Architecture Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Richards-Rissetto, Heather, "Social Interaction at the Maya Site of Copan, Honduras: A Least Cost Approach to Configurational Analysis" (2012). Anthropology Faculty Publications. 161. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/anthropologyfacpub/161 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Anthropology, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Anthropology Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. CHAPTER 7 Social Interaction at the Maya Site of Copan, Honduras A Least Cost Approach to Configurational Analysis HEATHER RICHARDS-RISSETTO Most archaeologists agree that the way in which perspective, my work is based on Charles Peirce's ancient peoples arranged their physical sur (1966) views of semiotics and regards site layout roundings, or in other words their built environ not simply as a reflection of ancient life but also ment, provides a window to the past (e.g., Ash as a mechanism that shaped ancient life (Giddens more 1991, 1992; Ashmore and Sabloff 2002,2003; 1984; Jakobson 1980; King 1980; Moore 2005; Sil Blanton 1989; DeMarrais et al. -
Adoring Our Wounds: Suicide, Prevention, and the Maya in Yucatán, México
Adoring Our Wounds: Suicide, Prevention, and the Maya in Yucatán, México By Beatriz Mireya Reyes-Cortes A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in Charge: Professor Stanley Brandes, Chair Professor William F. Hanks Professor Lawrence Cohen Professor William B. Taylor Spring 2011 Adoring our Wounds: Suicide, Prevention, and the Maya in Yucatán, México Copyright 2011 by Beatriz Mireya Reyes-Cortes Abstract Adoring Our Wounds: Suicide, Prevention, and the Maya in Yucatán, México By Beatriz Mireya Reyes-Cortes Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology University of California, Berkeley Professor Stanley S. Brandes The first decade of the 21st century has seen a transformation in national and regional Mexican politics and society. In the state of Yucatán, this transformation has taken the shape of a newfound interest in indigenous Maya culture coupled with increasing involvement by the state in public health efforts. Suicide, which in Yucatán more than doubles the national average, has captured the attention of local newspaper media, public health authorities, and the general public; it has become a symbol of indigenous Maya culture due to an often cited association with Ixtab, an ancient Maya ―suicide goddess‖. My thesis investigates suicide as a socially produced cultural artifact. It is a study of how suicide is understood by many social actors and institutions and of how upon a close examination, suicide can be seen as a trope that illuminates the complexity of class, ethnicity, and inequality in Yucatán. In particular, my dissertation –based on extensive ethnographic and archival research in Valladolid and Mérida, Yucatán, México— is a study of both suicide and suicide prevention efforts. -
Ancient Maya Territorial Organisation of Central Belize: Confluence of Archaeological and Epigraphic Data
Contributions in New World Archaeology 4: 59–90 ANCIENT Maya Territorial Organisation OF CENTRAL BELIZE: CONFLUENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND EPIGRAPHIC Data CHRISTOPHE HELMKE1, JAIME AWE2 1 University of Copenhagen, Denmark 2 Institute of Archaeology, Belize Abstract The models proposed for ancient Maya territorial organization in central Belize differ significantly from one researcher to another. Due to the relative dearth of hieroglyphic data, most models have been formulated on the basis of archaeological data alone and are predominantly site-specific assessments. Investigations in central Belize over the past four decades have, however, brought to light several key pieces of epigraphic data, including Emblem Glyphs. When viewed in conjunction, the archaeological and epigraphic data provide a new vantage for determining the structure of the Classic-period socio-political landscape of the Belize Valley. Resumen Los modelos propuestos para la organización territorial de los mayas del Período Clásico en Belice Central difieren significativamente de un investigador a otro. Debido a la escasez de datos jeroglíficos, la mayoría de los modelos se han formulado teniendo en cuenta tan solo datos arqueológicos y se centran predominantemente sobre cada sitio investigado. Las exploraciones en Belice Central de las cuatro últimas décadas, sin embargo, han sacado a la luz numerosas piezas clave que aportan datos epigráficos, incluyendo Glifos Emblema. Vistos en conjunto, los datos arqueológicos y epigráficos proporcionan una posición más ventajosa en la determinación de la estructura del paisaje socio-político del Período Clásico del Valle de Belice. INTRODUCTION A variety of models of ancient Maya territorial organisation have been proposed for the Belize Valley over the past four decades. -
Joel W. Palka Curriculum Vitae
JOEL W. PALKA CURRICULUM VITAE CURRENT POSITION HOME ADDRESS Associate Professor 8850 S Los Feliz Dr. School of Human Evolution and Social Change Tempe, AZ 85284 Arizona State University 708-602-0154 900 S. Cady Mall, #233 1/23/2020 Tempe, AZ 85287-2402 (480) 965-1052 [email protected] POSITIONS HELD 2018-present Associate Prof., School of Human Evolution and Social ChanGe, Arizona State University (ASU) 2018 Interim Director, Latin American and Latino Studies, UIC (SprinG semester; summer) 2014-2018 Professor, Anthropology/Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois-ChicaGo (UIC) 2016 ActinG Director, Latin American and Latino Studies, UIC (Spring semester) 2014-2015 ActinG Head, AnthropoloGy, University of Illinois-ChicaGo (ended Jan. 15, 2015) 2005-2014 Associate Professor, AnthropoloGy and Latin American and Latino Studies, UIC 1999-2018 Adjunct Curator, AnthropoloGy, The Field Museum 1999-2005 Assistant Professor, AnthropoloGy and Latin American and Latino Studies, UIC 1996-1999 VisitinG Assistant Professor, AnthropoloGy and Latin American Studies, UIC 1996-1999 Research Associate, AnthropoloGy, The Field Museum 1995-1996 VisitinG Assistant Professor, AnthropoloGy, Vanderbilt University RESEARCH INTERESTS Mesoamerica; Maya archaeoloGy and ethnohistory; unconquered Maya history and culture; Maya hieroGlyphs and art; culture contact and culture change; social inequality; historical archaeology; colonialism in Latin America; pilgrimaGe; indigenous archaeology and history; political collapse; anthropology of art; ceramics;