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Books by Peter Jimenez

The Mesoamerican World System - Cambridge University Press (August 27), 2020

Between 200 and 1200 CE Central Mexico was the setting for the formation and disintegration of tw... more Between 200 and 1200 CE Central Mexico was the setting for the formation and disintegration of two states, Teotihuacan and Tula. At their peaks, both urban centers established distant ties throughout Mesoamerica. The nature of their relations has been the focus of analysis and debate for decades. In this study, Peter Jimenez uses the latest advances in world-systems analysis to study interaction networks in West Mexico from the early Classic to Post-classic period. He demonstrates how the archaeological record contains empirical evidence for the impact of global processes on local developments, in detail, in realms, and at spatial scales, which are revealed here for the first time. His examination of West Mexico's relations to the core states of Central Mexico also underscores the critical role that the semi-periphery played in overall world-system configuration and operation in ancient Mesoamerica.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/mesoamerican-world-system-2001200-ce/E448FE8A45F29A27562A6B19E9BB7561

https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/54584, 2018

As world-systems theory came to the fore in archaeology during the 1980s and 1990s, it became evi... more As world-systems theory came to the fore in archaeology during the 1980s and 1990s, it became evident that the analysis of pre-capitalist core/periphery relations required modifications of this theory for its further use in the discipline. As a result, the comparative approach for world-systems analysis (Chase Dunn and Hall 1997) discerned four interaction networks that defined pre-capitalist world-systems. The appearance of the comparative approach coincided with archaeology’s detour into the diverse inquiries of postmodernism, for which conceptual advances in world-systems analysis went largely unnoticed by the discipline. The present study applies the nested network interaction framework of the comparative approach to examine material evidence for core/periphery relations between on the one hand two state level societies of central Mexico: Teotihuacan and Tula; and, on the other, West Mexico, one of the largest subareas of Mesoamerica. The operationalization of the nested networks as a material culture model for the Early Classic and Early Postclassic periods indicates that West Mexico was integrated into macroregional developments and change between 200-1200 CE. The present study represents one of the first comprehensive applications of the comparative approach in areal research undertaken in Mesoamerica.

In this book different authors address the Epiclassic in Central Mexico, and the transformations ... more In this book different authors address the Epiclassic in Central Mexico, and the transformations from the Classic to the Epiclassic

Papers by Peter Jimenez

Geofísica Internacional 63, 2024

Volcanic activity in ancient Mesoamerica was decisive for many populations since it influenced da... more Volcanic activity in ancient Mesoamerica was decisive for many populations since it influenced daily life and the way of understanding the world. Eruptive events can provoke the total or partial abandonment of the sites, changes in the social organization, and, inclusively, changes in the pedogenesis with alteration of the natural resources. The impact of volcanic activity can be detected easily. However, it can also be "hidden" among the soil and archaeological materials; consequently, its identification and analysis are essential to understanding archaeological stratigraphy. To document the above, this work presents the results obtained at two sites in western Mexico: Cerro del Teúl in Zacatecas (ca. 100-1531 d.C.) and El Pitayo in Michoacán (200-600 d.C.). In the case of Cerro de Teúl, the construction fills were analyzed in two stratigraphic profiles: the Patio Hundido (PH21) and the Main Plaza (P2M80). In El Pitayo, construction fills and soil horizons were analyzed in two profiles located in a trench with an E-W orientation (East Trench and South Trench). The main objective was to identify the impact of volcanic activity on the archaeological stratigraphy and the transformations of volcanic materials as a consequence of natural and anthropogenic processes, using colorimetric, granulometric, and micromorphological analyses. In addition, the chemical composition (by X-ray fluorescence) and the petrography of the volcanic ash found in the sites were determined and compared with that from surrounding volcanoes. According to the results, the ash observed in Cerro Teúl originated from the Jala eruption of the Ceboruco volcano, dated 990-1020 AD. This eruption did not produce the site abandonment, as the site was rapidly re-occupied, and the ash was left between the construction fills. In the case of El Pitayo, according to archaeological evidence (the ages of the abandoned artifacts and the absence of volcanic glass on the lower floors of the construction), it is probable that the landslide was emitted during the first half of the 6th century and the site continued developing after the event. The geochemical and mineralogical composition of the volcanic materials found in the excavations has an intermediate-acid affinity, which contrasts with the monogenetic volcanism in the area; however, as the material is reworked, it is probable that the original mineralogical composition has been modified by transport and erosional processes, or diluted by the mixture with more acid sources, as evidenced by the domain of volcanic glass with heterogeneous textures and morphologies. Until now, there is a possible source of emission of the volcanic material associated with that found in the "black earth" at the site of El Pitayo, which is the El infiernillo volcanic event, located south of Michoacán and which has a date of 1500-1370 BC (Mahgoub et al., 2017). However, the "black earth" that covered the site is after this dating, so chronologically it would not correspond to an eruption that occurred during the occupation of the site, but it allows us to associate it as a product of a landslide from Cerro El Arco, since that the geochemical characterization of the volcanic glass shows a very close affinity to this El Infiernillo event.

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2019

obra de este ingeniero alemán, publicada en 1855, cons-tituye una de las piedras basales de la ar... more obra de este ingeniero alemán, publicada en 1855, cons-tituye una de las piedras basales de la arqueología zacatecana. Por los levantamientos de Berghes se sabe que el asenta-miento prehispánico del Teúl cubrió toda la ladera media y la cima del cerro, pues en ellos registra vestigios de construc-ciones de manera ininterrumpida en toda su circunferencia. Berghes también registró una red de canales que conducía agua desde los manantiales ubicados en el extremo sur hasta el centro ceremonial en el extremo nororiental. Años más tarde, en 1881, el ingeniero Juan Ignacio Matu-te publicó Noticia geográfica estadística del partido de Sán-chez Román, censo en el que dedicó un importante seg-mento a la descripción de los vestigios del sitio y a abogar por su conservación. En 1892, con su Bosquejo histórico de Zacatecas, el historiador Elías Amador también contribu-yó a divulgar los datos acopiados por Matute. Ya en el siglo XX, el antropólogo de origen checo Aleš visitó de manera fugaz el sitio e incluyó algunas de sus apreciaciones en el estudio antropofísico regional que realizó para el Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Estados Unidos, publicado en 1903. Otros investigadores que realizaron visitas también fugaces al sitio fueron los antropólogos Alden Mason, de la Universidad de Pennsyl-vania, y Franz Boas, por parte de la Escuela Internacional de Arqueología y Etnología Americanas, en 1911 y 1912; así como la arqueóloga estadunidense Isabel Kelly, alrede-dor de 1940, y el arqueólogo mexicano Carlos Margáin en 1943. Con la visión que la caracterizaba, Isabel Kelly divulgó en publicaciones posteriores la necesidad de emprender un estudio detallado del Cerro del Teúl, para poder responder algunas de las interrogantes de la arqueología del Occiden-te de México. Pero no fue posible que viera materializado este anhelo en toda su magnitud, ya que la única explora-ción formal en el sitio en aquel tiempo fue resultado del rescate residual de una tumba de tiro a cargo del arqueólo-go michoacano José Corona Núñez, quien visitó el Teúl en 1956, al recibir la noticia de aquel hallazgo accidental, y dos años después regresó para emprender algunas excava-ciones en la plaza principal del sitio, pero de estos trabajos no hubo registro preciso ni corolario. A Corona Núñez se le debe un dibujo del sepulcro, un croquis del complejo arquitectónico principal de la zona, algunas descripciones del pueblo actual que permiten for-marse una idea de su aspecto en ese entonces, y varias fotografías de materiales arqueológicos, de edificaciones del sitio, y parcialmente de sus exploraciones. Estas imáge-nes muestran con claridad el estado en que se encontraban los principales conjuntos arquitectónicos en aquel tiempo y el uso extendido del sitio como espacio de cultivo. Tres décadas más tarde, en 1986, el INAH registró oficial-mente la zona arqueológica como parte del proyecto Atlas Ar-queológico Nacional. Poco después, en 1992, el arqueólogo estadunidense Andrew Darling llevó a cabo recorridos de su-perficie y elaboró croquis de sitios en todo el valle de Tlalte-nango; además, tomó muestras de artefactos de obsidiana en varios de estos sitios e identificó un yacimiento del mismo material en los alrededores de la comunidad de Huitzila; con esta información realizó un trabajo de caracterización que le permitió esbozar las redes de intercambio de este vidrio vol-cánico en las que participaron los antiguos Teúlenses. Final-mente presentó este trabajo como tesis doctoral en 1998, por la Universidad de Michigan. Atendiendo los deseos de Isabel Kelly, pionera de la ar-queología regional del Occidente, desde el año 2008 se lleva a cabo en el Cerro del Teúl un proyecto integral y permanente de investigación y conservación, que no ha hecho sino corro-borar sus predicciones. El proyecto se ha beneficiado enor-memente con los trabajos ya descritos, pero de manera espe-cial se debe mencionar el impacto que ha tenido para las investigaciones actuales la larga tradición de estudios etno-gráficos en la sierra del Nayar, que, iniciando con Karl Lumholtz y Konrad Theodor Preuss a finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX, ha tenido una fructífera secuela, en nuestros días encabezada por el antropólogo Jesús Jáuregui. Cómo llegar Al pueblo del Teúl se puede llegar fácilmente desde tres capitales estatales: Zacatecas, Guadalajara y Aguascalientes. Para ello es necesario tomar la carretera federal núm. 23, que corre en direc-ción norte-sur conectando las ciudades de Zacatecas y Guadala-jara. De la primera dista 220 kilómetros en dirección sur; de la segunda, 120 kilómetros en dirección norte. Desde Aguascalientes es necesario trasladarse al poblado de Jalpa, Zacatecas, y de ahí conducir a través de la sierra Moro-nes a la ciudad de Tlaltenango, también en Zacatecas, para to-mar la carretera federal núm. 23. El cerro donde se localiza la zona arqueológica constituye el límite sur de la cabecera municipal de Teúl de González Ortega. Atención al público La zona arqueológica todavía no abre sus puertas al público, pero tiene acceso, previa cita, mediante visitas guiadas. Teléfono: +52 (467) 952 7407 Correos electrónicos:

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2019

An integrated magnetic survey was carried out on key places within the La Quemada archaeological ... more An integrated magnetic survey was carried out on key places within the La Quemada archaeological complex, built over a hill on the northern frontier of Classic period Mesoamerica. Samples were collected from the Plaza of Sacrifices and Hall of Columns in an attempt to precisely determine the age intervals corresponding to the decline and abandonment of the site, apparently due to the intentional firing as a closure ritual. Well-defined char- acteristic remanent magnetizations were retrieved from 23 of 32 samples. Moreover, twelve samples belonging to two areas yielded reliable determinations under criteria curtailed in this study. In any case, a primary re- manent magnetization is carried by pseudo-single-domain Ti-poor titanomagnetite, as evidenced by hysteresis and continuous thermomagnetic curves. The archaeomagnetic dating was performed using full geomagnetic vector (directions and absolute intensity) using the last SHADIF14k model. The Plaza of Sacrifices seems to been burned between a time interval from 854 to 968 CE, while a late interval from 1018 to 1163 CE is assigned to the samples collected in the Hall of Columns, which suggest the gradual abandonment of the site. The first aban- donment stage is almost synchronous to the same phenomena observed for other sites at the Bajío area (central and western Mesoamerica) region. Under these circumstances, it cannot be discarded that La Quemada was burned in its entirety during the first stage of abandonment, but the Hall of Columns was again burned later.

Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018

El Fenómeno Coyotlatelco en el centro de México. Tiempo, espacio y significado, 2006

Se presentan segmentos de los debates sostenidos entre los participantes durante el Seminario-Tal... more Se presentan segmentos de los debates sostenidos entre los participantes durante el Seminario-Taller 'El Fenómeno Coyotlatelco en el centro de México. Tiempo, espacio y significado', que tuvo lugar en la Ciudad de México en agosto de 2004, auspiciado por el INAH.
Los diálogos reflejan la complejidad del tema, la disparidad de opiniones, así como la retroalimentación académica que se dio en torno a esta problemática, de un modo distinto a las contribuciones individuales en el volumen.

Greater Mesoamerica, 2000

Este libro compila varias investigaciones sobre el Epiclásico en el Centro de México.

Posters by Peter Jimenez

Poster Presentation and the Meeting of the Southwest Association of Biological Anthropologists, 2017

The Aztatlán system was a network of sites sharing similar material culture that developed along ... more The Aztatlán system was a network of sites sharing similar material
culture that developed along the Pacific Coast of Mexico during the
Postclassic Period (AD 900-1450). These sites are characterized by the
presence of tobacco pipes, copper bells, shell ornaments, and polychrome ceramics. While nearly 200 km from the coast, the archaeological site of Cerro del Teúl in southern Zacatecas appears to have participated in this network. Recent excavations by the Proyecto Arqueológico Cerro del Teúl have uncovered several dozen human burials, and ongoing skeletal analyses are revealing new data about the health and lifeways of the pre-Hispanic inhabitants, including evidence of cranial and dental modifications.

This presentation investigates the form and method of body modification at Cerro del Teúl and situates local biocultural traditions within the context of the broader Aztatlán system. The goals of the research are to increase our understanding of the nature of this system itself, and its local manifestations in Zacatecas. Was the Aztatlán phenomenon purely an economic network? Did it represent the spread of a cultural tradition? Did individuals from Teúl, in addition to importing new material culture, adopt new aesthetic concepts, rituals, and ideas about the body through their connection to this wider network?

The Mesoamerican World System - Cambridge University Press (August 27), 2020

Between 200 and 1200 CE Central Mexico was the setting for the formation and disintegration of tw... more Between 200 and 1200 CE Central Mexico was the setting for the formation and disintegration of two states, Teotihuacan and Tula. At their peaks, both urban centers established distant ties throughout Mesoamerica. The nature of their relations has been the focus of analysis and debate for decades. In this study, Peter Jimenez uses the latest advances in world-systems analysis to study interaction networks in West Mexico from the early Classic to Post-classic period. He demonstrates how the archaeological record contains empirical evidence for the impact of global processes on local developments, in detail, in realms, and at spatial scales, which are revealed here for the first time. His examination of West Mexico's relations to the core states of Central Mexico also underscores the critical role that the semi-periphery played in overall world-system configuration and operation in ancient Mesoamerica.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/mesoamerican-world-system-2001200-ce/E448FE8A45F29A27562A6B19E9BB7561

https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/54584, 2018

As world-systems theory came to the fore in archaeology during the 1980s and 1990s, it became evi... more As world-systems theory came to the fore in archaeology during the 1980s and 1990s, it became evident that the analysis of pre-capitalist core/periphery relations required modifications of this theory for its further use in the discipline. As a result, the comparative approach for world-systems analysis (Chase Dunn and Hall 1997) discerned four interaction networks that defined pre-capitalist world-systems. The appearance of the comparative approach coincided with archaeology’s detour into the diverse inquiries of postmodernism, for which conceptual advances in world-systems analysis went largely unnoticed by the discipline. The present study applies the nested network interaction framework of the comparative approach to examine material evidence for core/periphery relations between on the one hand two state level societies of central Mexico: Teotihuacan and Tula; and, on the other, West Mexico, one of the largest subareas of Mesoamerica. The operationalization of the nested networks as a material culture model for the Early Classic and Early Postclassic periods indicates that West Mexico was integrated into macroregional developments and change between 200-1200 CE. The present study represents one of the first comprehensive applications of the comparative approach in areal research undertaken in Mesoamerica.

In this book different authors address the Epiclassic in Central Mexico, and the transformations ... more In this book different authors address the Epiclassic in Central Mexico, and the transformations from the Classic to the Epiclassic

Geofísica Internacional 63, 2024

Volcanic activity in ancient Mesoamerica was decisive for many populations since it influenced da... more Volcanic activity in ancient Mesoamerica was decisive for many populations since it influenced daily life and the way of understanding the world. Eruptive events can provoke the total or partial abandonment of the sites, changes in the social organization, and, inclusively, changes in the pedogenesis with alteration of the natural resources. The impact of volcanic activity can be detected easily. However, it can also be "hidden" among the soil and archaeological materials; consequently, its identification and analysis are essential to understanding archaeological stratigraphy. To document the above, this work presents the results obtained at two sites in western Mexico: Cerro del Teúl in Zacatecas (ca. 100-1531 d.C.) and El Pitayo in Michoacán (200-600 d.C.). In the case of Cerro de Teúl, the construction fills were analyzed in two stratigraphic profiles: the Patio Hundido (PH21) and the Main Plaza (P2M80). In El Pitayo, construction fills and soil horizons were analyzed in two profiles located in a trench with an E-W orientation (East Trench and South Trench). The main objective was to identify the impact of volcanic activity on the archaeological stratigraphy and the transformations of volcanic materials as a consequence of natural and anthropogenic processes, using colorimetric, granulometric, and micromorphological analyses. In addition, the chemical composition (by X-ray fluorescence) and the petrography of the volcanic ash found in the sites were determined and compared with that from surrounding volcanoes. According to the results, the ash observed in Cerro Teúl originated from the Jala eruption of the Ceboruco volcano, dated 990-1020 AD. This eruption did not produce the site abandonment, as the site was rapidly re-occupied, and the ash was left between the construction fills. In the case of El Pitayo, according to archaeological evidence (the ages of the abandoned artifacts and the absence of volcanic glass on the lower floors of the construction), it is probable that the landslide was emitted during the first half of the 6th century and the site continued developing after the event. The geochemical and mineralogical composition of the volcanic materials found in the excavations has an intermediate-acid affinity, which contrasts with the monogenetic volcanism in the area; however, as the material is reworked, it is probable that the original mineralogical composition has been modified by transport and erosional processes, or diluted by the mixture with more acid sources, as evidenced by the domain of volcanic glass with heterogeneous textures and morphologies. Until now, there is a possible source of emission of the volcanic material associated with that found in the "black earth" at the site of El Pitayo, which is the El infiernillo volcanic event, located south of Michoacán and which has a date of 1500-1370 BC (Mahgoub et al., 2017). However, the "black earth" that covered the site is after this dating, so chronologically it would not correspond to an eruption that occurred during the occupation of the site, but it allows us to associate it as a product of a landslide from Cerro El Arco, since that the geochemical characterization of the volcanic glass shows a very close affinity to this El Infiernillo event.

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2019

obra de este ingeniero alemán, publicada en 1855, cons-tituye una de las piedras basales de la ar... more obra de este ingeniero alemán, publicada en 1855, cons-tituye una de las piedras basales de la arqueología zacatecana. Por los levantamientos de Berghes se sabe que el asenta-miento prehispánico del Teúl cubrió toda la ladera media y la cima del cerro, pues en ellos registra vestigios de construc-ciones de manera ininterrumpida en toda su circunferencia. Berghes también registró una red de canales que conducía agua desde los manantiales ubicados en el extremo sur hasta el centro ceremonial en el extremo nororiental. Años más tarde, en 1881, el ingeniero Juan Ignacio Matu-te publicó Noticia geográfica estadística del partido de Sán-chez Román, censo en el que dedicó un importante seg-mento a la descripción de los vestigios del sitio y a abogar por su conservación. En 1892, con su Bosquejo histórico de Zacatecas, el historiador Elías Amador también contribu-yó a divulgar los datos acopiados por Matute. Ya en el siglo XX, el antropólogo de origen checo Aleš visitó de manera fugaz el sitio e incluyó algunas de sus apreciaciones en el estudio antropofísico regional que realizó para el Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Estados Unidos, publicado en 1903. Otros investigadores que realizaron visitas también fugaces al sitio fueron los antropólogos Alden Mason, de la Universidad de Pennsyl-vania, y Franz Boas, por parte de la Escuela Internacional de Arqueología y Etnología Americanas, en 1911 y 1912; así como la arqueóloga estadunidense Isabel Kelly, alrede-dor de 1940, y el arqueólogo mexicano Carlos Margáin en 1943. Con la visión que la caracterizaba, Isabel Kelly divulgó en publicaciones posteriores la necesidad de emprender un estudio detallado del Cerro del Teúl, para poder responder algunas de las interrogantes de la arqueología del Occiden-te de México. Pero no fue posible que viera materializado este anhelo en toda su magnitud, ya que la única explora-ción formal en el sitio en aquel tiempo fue resultado del rescate residual de una tumba de tiro a cargo del arqueólo-go michoacano José Corona Núñez, quien visitó el Teúl en 1956, al recibir la noticia de aquel hallazgo accidental, y dos años después regresó para emprender algunas excava-ciones en la plaza principal del sitio, pero de estos trabajos no hubo registro preciso ni corolario. A Corona Núñez se le debe un dibujo del sepulcro, un croquis del complejo arquitectónico principal de la zona, algunas descripciones del pueblo actual que permiten for-marse una idea de su aspecto en ese entonces, y varias fotografías de materiales arqueológicos, de edificaciones del sitio, y parcialmente de sus exploraciones. Estas imáge-nes muestran con claridad el estado en que se encontraban los principales conjuntos arquitectónicos en aquel tiempo y el uso extendido del sitio como espacio de cultivo. Tres décadas más tarde, en 1986, el INAH registró oficial-mente la zona arqueológica como parte del proyecto Atlas Ar-queológico Nacional. Poco después, en 1992, el arqueólogo estadunidense Andrew Darling llevó a cabo recorridos de su-perficie y elaboró croquis de sitios en todo el valle de Tlalte-nango; además, tomó muestras de artefactos de obsidiana en varios de estos sitios e identificó un yacimiento del mismo material en los alrededores de la comunidad de Huitzila; con esta información realizó un trabajo de caracterización que le permitió esbozar las redes de intercambio de este vidrio vol-cánico en las que participaron los antiguos Teúlenses. Final-mente presentó este trabajo como tesis doctoral en 1998, por la Universidad de Michigan. Atendiendo los deseos de Isabel Kelly, pionera de la ar-queología regional del Occidente, desde el año 2008 se lleva a cabo en el Cerro del Teúl un proyecto integral y permanente de investigación y conservación, que no ha hecho sino corro-borar sus predicciones. El proyecto se ha beneficiado enor-memente con los trabajos ya descritos, pero de manera espe-cial se debe mencionar el impacto que ha tenido para las investigaciones actuales la larga tradición de estudios etno-gráficos en la sierra del Nayar, que, iniciando con Karl Lumholtz y Konrad Theodor Preuss a finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX, ha tenido una fructífera secuela, en nuestros días encabezada por el antropólogo Jesús Jáuregui. Cómo llegar Al pueblo del Teúl se puede llegar fácilmente desde tres capitales estatales: Zacatecas, Guadalajara y Aguascalientes. Para ello es necesario tomar la carretera federal núm. 23, que corre en direc-ción norte-sur conectando las ciudades de Zacatecas y Guadala-jara. De la primera dista 220 kilómetros en dirección sur; de la segunda, 120 kilómetros en dirección norte. Desde Aguascalientes es necesario trasladarse al poblado de Jalpa, Zacatecas, y de ahí conducir a través de la sierra Moro-nes a la ciudad de Tlaltenango, también en Zacatecas, para to-mar la carretera federal núm. 23. El cerro donde se localiza la zona arqueológica constituye el límite sur de la cabecera municipal de Teúl de González Ortega. Atención al público La zona arqueológica todavía no abre sus puertas al público, pero tiene acceso, previa cita, mediante visitas guiadas. Teléfono: +52 (467) 952 7407 Correos electrónicos:

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2019

An integrated magnetic survey was carried out on key places within the La Quemada archaeological ... more An integrated magnetic survey was carried out on key places within the La Quemada archaeological complex, built over a hill on the northern frontier of Classic period Mesoamerica. Samples were collected from the Plaza of Sacrifices and Hall of Columns in an attempt to precisely determine the age intervals corresponding to the decline and abandonment of the site, apparently due to the intentional firing as a closure ritual. Well-defined char- acteristic remanent magnetizations were retrieved from 23 of 32 samples. Moreover, twelve samples belonging to two areas yielded reliable determinations under criteria curtailed in this study. In any case, a primary re- manent magnetization is carried by pseudo-single-domain Ti-poor titanomagnetite, as evidenced by hysteresis and continuous thermomagnetic curves. The archaeomagnetic dating was performed using full geomagnetic vector (directions and absolute intensity) using the last SHADIF14k model. The Plaza of Sacrifices seems to been burned between a time interval from 854 to 968 CE, while a late interval from 1018 to 1163 CE is assigned to the samples collected in the Hall of Columns, which suggest the gradual abandonment of the site. The first aban- donment stage is almost synchronous to the same phenomena observed for other sites at the Bajío area (central and western Mesoamerica) region. Under these circumstances, it cannot be discarded that La Quemada was burned in its entirety during the first stage of abandonment, but the Hall of Columns was again burned later.

Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018

El Fenómeno Coyotlatelco en el centro de México. Tiempo, espacio y significado, 2006

Se presentan segmentos de los debates sostenidos entre los participantes durante el Seminario-Tal... more Se presentan segmentos de los debates sostenidos entre los participantes durante el Seminario-Taller 'El Fenómeno Coyotlatelco en el centro de México. Tiempo, espacio y significado', que tuvo lugar en la Ciudad de México en agosto de 2004, auspiciado por el INAH.
Los diálogos reflejan la complejidad del tema, la disparidad de opiniones, así como la retroalimentación académica que se dio en torno a esta problemática, de un modo distinto a las contribuciones individuales en el volumen.

Greater Mesoamerica, 2000

Este libro compila varias investigaciones sobre el Epiclásico en el Centro de México.

Poster Presentation and the Meeting of the Southwest Association of Biological Anthropologists, 2017

The Aztatlán system was a network of sites sharing similar material culture that developed along ... more The Aztatlán system was a network of sites sharing similar material
culture that developed along the Pacific Coast of Mexico during the
Postclassic Period (AD 900-1450). These sites are characterized by the
presence of tobacco pipes, copper bells, shell ornaments, and polychrome ceramics. While nearly 200 km from the coast, the archaeological site of Cerro del Teúl in southern Zacatecas appears to have participated in this network. Recent excavations by the Proyecto Arqueológico Cerro del Teúl have uncovered several dozen human burials, and ongoing skeletal analyses are revealing new data about the health and lifeways of the pre-Hispanic inhabitants, including evidence of cranial and dental modifications.

This presentation investigates the form and method of body modification at Cerro del Teúl and situates local biocultural traditions within the context of the broader Aztatlán system. The goals of the research are to increase our understanding of the nature of this system itself, and its local manifestations in Zacatecas. Was the Aztatlán phenomenon purely an economic network? Did it represent the spread of a cultural tradition? Did individuals from Teúl, in addition to importing new material culture, adopt new aesthetic concepts, rituals, and ideas about the body through their connection to this wider network?