Mesoamerican Studies On-Air

In this interview, we interview Mayanist and artist Julia Kausch. Julia shares her process for creating detailed replicas of Maya glyphs and art, as well as some insights into her research on ceramic vessel workshops and artist identification. You can follow Julia's work on Instagram at @julias_inkpot. *NEW* Summer Courses Available Online: Reading and Writing Maya Glyphs with Julia Kausch Ancient Maya Art and Power Maya Mythology in Ceramics Teotihuacan: Where One Becomes A God

Banquetes rituales en Palenque:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article284262978.html Chochkitam:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/jade-mask-discovered-in-pyramid-tomb-of-maya-king/150376 Evidencia de cazadores-recolectores tempranos: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/ancient-hunting-tools-found-in-mexican-cave/150350 Sistema de túneles en Mitla:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/02/geophysical-study-finds-evidence-of-labyrinth-buried-beneath-mitla/150633 Estructuras piramidales en Puebla:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/pyramidal-structures-uncovered-at-los-teteles-de-avila-castillo/151166 Nuevos códices aztecas:https://inah.gob.mx/boletines/el-inah-recupera-los-codices-de-san-andres-tetepilco

Ritual Feasting at Palenque:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article284262978.html Chochkitam:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/jade-mask-discovered-in-pyramid-tomb-of-maya-king/150376 Early Hunter-Gatherer Evidence:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/ancient-hunting-tools-found-in-mexican-cave/150350 Tunnel System at Mitla:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/02/geophysical-study-finds-evidence-of-labyrinth-buried-beneath-mitla/150633 Pyramidal Structures in Puebla:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/pyramidal-structures-uncovered-at-los-teteles-de-avila-castillo/151166 New Aztec Codices:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/archaeologists-recover-aztec-codices-of-san-andres-tetepilco/151131/amp

In this episode we interview art historian Beth Wilson Norwood about her research into the art of West Mexican figurines. Beth Wilson Norwood is an art historian specializing in Pre-Columbian art, funerary art, and the art of ancient West Mexico. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of New Mexico and the editor-in-chief of the 15th volume of the journal Hemisphere: Visual Culture of the Americas. She holds an MA from UT San Antonio and a BA from the University of Central Arkansas. Her dissertation “Narrative Ceramics and Networks of Practice: West Mexican Visual Traditions in the Late Formative-Early Classic Periods,” will focus on the issue of visual communication, and the role West Mexican ceramic sculpture may have played in the expression of important cultural narratives and histories, as well as their use in performance and oral storytelling.

In this episode, co-host Tony DeLuca shares his research and outreach on West Mexican archaeology, looking at architectural energetics and guachimontones. Find a working bibliography on West Mexico created by Tony at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vSXrLr5DJwGA-dxgsVI34p07ip0VcoSKwbuihRLPZpE-aMXi6P-7EKVrTfqVdDKRcuCXAnFm3ARyGRF/pub

Las últimas noticias sobre Mesoamérica para noviembre y diciembre 2023: https://www-inah-gob-mx.translate.goog/boletines/en-ek-balam-yucatan-descubren-antiguo-chultun-reutilizado-como-camara-funeraria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en  https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/11/truncated-conical-tombs-found-in-chapultepec-forest/149713  https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/12/maya-mortuary-deposits-found-in-cave-at-tulum/149972 https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/la-secretaria-de-cultura-el-inah-y-el-gobierno-de-hidalgo-reprueban-actos-vandalicos-en-huapalcalco

The latest news on ancient Mesoamerica for November and December 2023: https://www-inah-gob-mx.translate.goog/boletines/en-ek-balam-yucatan-descubren-antiguo-chultun-reutilizado-como-camara-funeraria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en  https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/11/truncated-conical-tombs-found-in-chapultepec-forest/149713  https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/12/maya-mortuary-deposits-found-in-cave-at-tulum/149972 https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/la-secretaria-de-cultura-el-inah-y-el-gobierno-de-hidalgo-reprueban-actos-vandalicos-en-huapalcalco

Aquí los enlaces para las noticias compartidas en el episodio de hoy: ⁠https://www.getty.edu/news/a-rare-500-year-old-manuscript-gets-a-second-life-online/⁠ https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/el-inah-confirma-la-existencia-de-un-templo-prehispanico-en-la-cima-del-cerro-san-miguel-en-atlixco-puebla https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/arqueologos-del-inah-descubren-dos-conjuntos-habitacionales-en-la-zona-arqueologica-de-kabah ⁠https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/en-el-tramo-7-del-tren-maya-el-inah-descubre-una-gargantilla-labrada-de-epoca-prehispanica⁠ ⁠https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/salvamento-arqueologico-devela-11-entierros-humanos-y-una-piedra-con-petrograbado-en-san-andres-cholula ⁠ Otras noticias importantes: ⁠https://phys.org/news/2023-10-prehispanic-cancun-immigrants-maya-locals.html⁠ https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/a-traves-del-promeza-se-explora-y-consolida-un-edificio-de-edzna-que-arroja-evidencia-de-vinculos-con-chichen-itza ⁠https://yucatanmagazine.com/chichen-viejo-will-make-you-fall-in-love-with-chichen-itza-all-over-again/⁠ ⁠https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/zelia-nuttall-globe-trotting-scholar-unlocked-secrets-aztecs-180983049/⁠

Here is the round-up of links for the news stories shared in today's episode: https://www.getty.edu/news/a-rare-500-year-old-manuscript-gets-a-second-life-online/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/spoken-legend-of-temple-on-the-cerro-de-san-miguel-confirmed/148757 https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discovered-1500-year-old-maya-palace-in-mexico/ https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/en-el-tramo-7-del-tren-maya-el-inah-descubre-una-gargantilla-labrada-de-epoca-prehispanica https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/salvamento-arqueologico-devela-11-entierros-humanos-y-una-piedra-con-petrograbado-en-san-andres-cholula Other stories of note: https://phys.org/news/2023-10-prehispanic-cancun-immigrants-maya-locals.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/11/structure-at-edzna-suggests-long-distant-links-with-chichen-itza/149132 https://yucatanmagazine.com/chichen-viejo-will-make-you-fall-in-love-with-chichen-itza-all-over-again/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/zelia-nuttall-globe-trotting-scholar-unlocked-secrets-aztecs-180983049/

Catherine Nuckols es la fundadora del podcast, pero también es candidata al doctorado en la universidad de Tulane. En este episodio, ella comparte su investigación sobre las inscripciones de glifos de cuerpo completo del mundo maya en el siglo 8.

Catherine Nuckols is the founder and co-host of the podcast, but she is also a PhD candidate at Tulane University. In this episode, she discusses her doctoral research looking into full-figure inscriptions from the 8th-century Maya world. Interested in learning glyphs from Catherine? You can register for her online glyphs course here- and be sure to use the code MESO20 for 20% off!

Paul Guinan, along with illustrator David Hahn, produce Aztec Empire, a historic webcomic about the conquest of Tenochtitlan that is free to read at Pual’s website bigredhair.com. Currently, Aztec Empire is up to 9 episodes with Cortes and his men currently in Veracruz. Aztec Empire has been nominated by both the Ringo and Eisner Awards for Best Digital Comic. In addition to Aztec Empire, Paul is a founding member of Helioscope Studio and is co-creator of other works such as Cargonauts, Heartbreakers, Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention, and the DC Comic Chronos.www.patreon.com/guinanhttps://www.bigredhair.com/

En este mini-episodio te traemos las nuevas noticias sobre la arqueología e historia del arte mesoamericana para el mes de septiembre! https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/el-inah-localiza-una-escultura-prehispanica-de-chac-mool-en-patzcuaro-michoacan https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/por-primera-vez-en-palenque-hallan-una-nariguera-debio-usarse-para-personificar-al-dios-maya-del-maiz https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/el-proyecto-templo-mayor-descubre-ofrenda-de-consagracion-de-la-epoca-de-moctezuma-ilhuicamina-en-la-ciudad-de-mexico https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/localizan-escultura-de-atlante-en-sendero-que-conducira-a-nueva-seccion-de-chichen-itza https://tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/

In this mini-episode we bring you the latest news in Mesoamerican archaeology and art history for the month of September! https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/09/archaeologists-discover-chacmool-statue-in-patzcuaro/148461 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/08/nose-ring-made-from-human-bone-found-by-archaeologists-at-palenque/148417 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/08/offerings-of-anthropomorphic-figurines-found-at-aztec-templo-mayor/148401 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/08/atlantean-type-sculpture-discovered-in-the-archaeological-zone-of-chichen-itza/148407 https://tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/

In this episode we discuss a video game set in the Spanish-Aztec war, the dangers of inaccurate representation, and the importance of nuance when revisiting the past.

In this episode, Dr. Marijke Stoll shares her recent research incorporating both qualitative and quantitative analysis to reimagine the use of GIS in mapping modern and ancient pathways in Oaxaca. We talk about insights gleaned from interviews carried out on the trail, creative ways of using new technology, and bringing the human element into all aspects of our research. Marijke Stoll received her PhD of Anthropology from the University of Arizona in 2018. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow with the National Science Foundation and is based out of Indiana University-Bloomington.

En este episodio, platicamos con Alan Suárez Ortiz sobre su trabajo estudiando los hongos, los sistemas adivinatorios, y el imaginario ritual en Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Cuauhtémoc Vidal Guzmán es candidato al doctorado en la Universidad de George Washington. Estudió antropología en la Universidad de Albany-SUNY y luego estudió la maestría en antropología en la Universidad de Colorado Boulder. Ha participado en proyectos arqueológicos en los estados mexicanos de Yucatán, Chiapas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, y Oaxaca. Su tesis doctoral examina la transición del Clásico Tardío al Posclásico en Etlatongo, un sitio en la Mixteca Alta de Oaxaca. Sus intereses incluyen la persistencia indígena, la investigación participatoria, el nuevo materialismo, y la memoria social.

Cuauhtémoc Vidal Guzmán is currently a PhD candidate at the George Washington University. He studied his BA in anthropology at the University at Albany-SUNY. Then, he studied his MA, also in anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has participated in archaeological projects in the Mexican states of Yucatan, Chiapas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, and Oaxaca. His current dissertation research studies the Late Classic Postclassic transition at Etlatongo, a site in the Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca. His interests gravitate around Indigenous persistence, participatory research, new materialism, and social memory.

Join Tony and Catherine as they discuss the recent article "Household salt production by the Late Classic Maya: underwater excavations at Ta'ab Nuk Na" by Heather McKillop and E. Cory Sills, and other examples of how salt appears in the archaeological and visual records of ancient Mesoamerica. We talk about the importance of salt and what it reveals and suggests about the lives of everyday people. Sources for Further Reading: McKillop, Heather, and E. Cory Sills. "Household salt production by the Late Classic Maya: underwater excavations at Ta'ab Nuk Na." Antiquity 96, no. 389 (2022): 1232-1250. Guernsey, Julia. "Water, maize, salt, and canoes: An iconography of economics at Late Preclassic Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico." Latin American Antiquity 27, no. 3 (2016): 340-356. Williams, Eduardo. "Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene." Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene (2020): 1-466. Williams, Eduardo. "Salt production in the coastal area of Michoacan, Mexico: An ethnoarchaeological study." Ancient Mesoamerica 13, no. 2 (2002): 237-253. Williams, Eduardo. "Salt-Making in Mesoamerica: Production Sites and Tool Assemblages." Ancient Mesoamerica (2021): 1-23. Williams, Eduardo. "Salt production and trade in Ancient Mesoamerica." In Pre-Columbian Foodways, pp. 175-190. Springer, New York, NY, 2009.