Virtual 3D Animal Bone Models

Virtual 3D Animal Bone Models

Zooarchaeology is a field within archaeology that seeks to answer questions about past human occupation and their environment through the study of animal remains1. In practice, this means that a zooarchaeologist must be an expert in identifying animal bones. However, animals come in diverse shapes and sizes. How can someone develop expertise in such a broad field? Having a comparative reference collection is key for understanding and formulating distinct patterns among differing species. And this is where I come in….

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Award for Excellence in Mesoamerican Studies Granted to Dr. Saburo Sugiyama

Award for Excellence in Mesoamerican Studies Granted to Dr. Saburo Sugiyama

Congratulations to Dr. Saburo Sugiyama! In October 2016, Dr. Saburo Sugiyama was celebrated for his leading-edge and compelling contributions to the study of Teotihuacan, Mexico. Learn more about the activities that were carried out in his honor by clicking on the link below: https://archaeology.harvard.edu/event/moses-mesoamerican-archive-and-peabody-museum-conference-above-so-below-cosmic-roads

Mayan artists at Teotihuacan?

Mayan artists at Teotihuacan?

We invite you to read our latest article published in the Mexican magazine Arqueología Mexicana. We share some of our most recent findings from the second excavation season of the Project Plaza of the Columns Complex. Click on the following link (Spanish): “¿Artistas mayas en Teotihuacan?”, Arqueología Mexicana, núm 142, p. 8.