We are very happy to announce that we have started working on the exploration of the Plaza of the Columns. So far, we are a team of 20 archaeologists – 13 are out in the field excavating different interest areas of the Complex, 2 are performing surface surveys of the Teotihuacan valley, and 5 others have dedicated labwork analyzing botanical and skeletal remains of multiple species recovered in previous excavation seasons. This first half of the season began on June…
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….