SPECIAL ISSUE ON LATIN AMERICAN HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY the archaeologicalrecord SAA SEPTEMBER 2003 • VOLUME 3 • NUMBER 4 SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology MUSEUM DIRECTOR The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology seeks candidates interested in the post of Director. We are soliciting applications from individuals with academic qualifications that would allow them to be appointed to the tenured rank of Full Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Candidates will have demonstrated significant experience in dealing with the kinds of national and international research and educational programs, both public and University level, that the University Museum has conducted and will continue to pursue, as well as experience in administration. The new Director will possess the institutional vision and interpersonal skills necessary for the well-being of the Museum. The successful candidate will also demonstrate 1/2 pg vertical ad significant fundraising achievements and planning abilities. Thames & Hudson The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology is a major institution of research, education and preservation with a full-time staff of 120 and over 200 volunteers. It has a distinguished history of archaeological and anthropological field work which is reflected in collections of holdings in New World archaeology and ethnography, Near Eastern archaeology and ethnography, Egyptology, Classical archaeology, Asian archaeology and fine arts, and the ethnography and archaeology of Africa and the Pacific. The Museum currently sponsors active research in eighteen countries. Many of the Museum’s galleries have been recently renovated, although the task is not yet completed. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology also has a long and distinguished record of community education and public outreach. Our Education Department offers extensive programming for school children. The Museum’s traveling exhibits and innovative website enable the museum to share its collections and research both nationally and internationally. Closing date for application is September 15, 2003. Candi- dates should submit a letter of application along with an academic vita, to: Chair, Director of Museum Search Committee University of Pennsylvania Office of the Provost, 122 College Hall Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303 The University of Pennsylvania is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer and is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. the SAAarchaeologicalrecord The Magazine of the Society for American Archaeology Volume 3, no. 4 September 2003 Editor’s Corner 2 John Kantner From the President 3 Lynne Sebastian Archaeopolitics 4 David Lindsay In Brief 5 Tobi A. Brimsek Excavations reveal the remains COSWA Concerns 6 Sara Milledge Nelson of an adobe brick wall at a 17th-century Spanish Letter to the Editor 7 Colonial rancho near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Photo courtesy of Curation Committee Report: 8 Robert C. Sonderman John Kantner. Deaccessioning: The Archaeologist’s Conundrum Annual Meeting: 10 Claude Chapdelaine SAA Heads North of the Border to “La Belle Province” Welcome to Montreal 11 Jean François Millaire Calls for Awards Nominations 12 Latin America and Historical Archaeology: 16 Pedro Paulo A. Funari A Latin American Viewpoint Historical Archaeology in Mexico: A Reappraisal 18 Patricia Fournier El Mapa de Teozacoalco: 20 Stephen L. Whittington An Early Colonial Guide to a Municipality in Oaxaca Perspectives on Mexican Hacienda Archaeology 23 Harold Juli Analogy in Historical Archaeology: 26 Carmen Curbelo The Case of San Francisco de Borja del Yí A Needle in a Haystack: 28 Marcelo N. Weissel Buenos Aires Urban Archaeology The Archaeology of Globalization: 31 Tania Andrade Lima The Dependents’ Perspective Subtle Differences, Refined Discrimination: 33 Monika Therrien Lifestyles in Confrontation in Colombian Historical Archaeology news & notes 37 positions open 40 calendar 42 the SAAarchaeologicalrecord The Magazine of the Society for American Archaeology Volume 3, No. 4 September 2003 EDITOR’S CORNER The SAA Archaeological Record John Kantner (ISSN 1532-7299) is published five times a year and is edited by John Kant- ner with assistance from Lynn Hale. John Kantner is an assistant professor of anthropology at Georgia State University. Deadlines for submissions are: December 1 (January), February 1 (March), April 1 (May), August 1 (September), and October 1 (November); send to John Kantner, The SAA Archaeological Record, Department of Anthropology and Geography, Georgia State University, 33 Gilmer St., Atlanta, Introducing This Issue GA 30303-3083. For information, call (404) 651-1761; fax (404) 651-3235, or Thanks to the efforts of José Luis Lanata and Gabriela Uruñuela Ladron de Guevara, email [email protected]. the Associate Editors for the Exchanges columns, we are pleased to present this issue Manuscript submission via email or by disk is encouraged. Advertising and on Latin American Historical Archaeology. José Luis, who suggested this theme, intro- placement ads should be sent to SAA duces the issue below. headquarters, 900 Second St., NE #12, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 789-8200. Associate editors include: Latin American Historical Archaeology Gabriela Uruñuela [Exchanges, Mexico & Central America] JOSÉ LUIS LANATA, ASSOCIATE EDITOR email: [email protected] Jose Luis Lanata [Exchanges, Southern During the past 20 years, archaeology has moved from an interdisciplinary era to what Cone] may be called an “interphase” period. This change is visible in new theoretical per- email: jllanata@filo.uba.ar spectives, novel methodologies, and the significance of archaeological contributions to Anne Vawser [Government] email: [email protected] other non-anthropological sciences. Far from narrowing our goals and purposes, Cory Breternitz [Insights] today’s scientific archaeology has a broader spectrum of themes and topics, challeng- email: [email protected] Mark Aldenderfer [Interface] ing us to maintain focus in two major areas: the relevance of archaeological theory and email: [email protected] the contribution of our science to the knowledge of human history, past and recent. John Hoopes [Networks] email: [email protected] Teresa Hoffman [Public Education] Historical archaeology—particularly in the Americas—provides a good example of this email: [email protected] interphase era. With an important variety of theoretical frameworks—from neo-Dar- Kurt Dongoske [Working Together] winism to neo-Marxism, passing through Social Agency—historical archaeologists are email: [email protected] covering not the traditional issues, but the newest. Today, historical archaeology is Inquiries and submissions should be addressed directly to them. The SAA more than the archaeology of the others; it is also the archaeology of us as conquerors Archaeological Record is provided free to and the archaeology of us as conquered during European colonization. And, in Latin members and institutional subscribers to American Antiquity and Latin American American countries, it is also the archaeology of us as victims of 20th-century state ter- Antiquity worldwide. The SAA Archaeologi- rorism. cal Record can be found on the Web in PDF format at The goals of this thematic issue on Latin American historical archaeology are simple: www.saa.org/publications/ thesaaarchrec/index.html. to present an ensemble of current historical archaeological research and to illustrate Past issues of the SAA Bulletin can be the variety of theoretical lines that are being explored. This set of contributions is espe- found at cially valuable since topics on historical archaeology are not frequently covered in www.saa.org/publications/ American Antiquity and Latin American Antiquity; in this sense, readers are presented saabulletin/index.html. here with the state of the art for this area of archaeological inquiry. Copyright © 2003 by the Society for American Archaeology. All Rights Reserved Future Thematic Issues Manager, Publications: John Neikirk Several people have already contacted me regarding these planned thematic issues: Design: Victoria Russell January 2004 (December 1st deadline) The State of Academic Archaeology Papertiger Studio •Washington, DC May 2004 (April 1st deadline) Archaeology of American Ethnicity Production: Peter Lindeman Oakland Street Publishing • Arlington, VA If you would like to contribute, or if you have ideas for future thematic issues, email me at [email protected] or call (404) 651-1761! 2 The SAA Archaeological Record • September 2003 ARCHAEOPOLITICSFROM THE PRESIDENT FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Colleague: to others, nor will we use it for any purposes other than to con- duct Society business. SAA has made some important changes for the 2004 member- ship renewal process. In this column I would like to outline My second request is that you please pay your dues when you what those changes are and urge you to make life simpler for receive the first renewal notice. Many of you do renew right yourself and more cost effective for the Society by taking advan- away, but others wait until the second or third notice, or even tage of them. Many people have asked when SAA would make longer. (Archaeologists? Procrastinate? What are the chances of electronic transactions available, fast, and easy. Well, the time is that??) Many people probably don’t realize how much money now! SAA spends each