Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Investigating Tarascan State at Erongaricuaro, Mexico
Erongaricuaro site was compared to neighboring site of Uricho in the Tarascan State to determine social organization and social hierarchy. Copper is a marker of high status.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Origins of Mesoamerican Agriculture (2000)
Objective of this research was to investigate the cultivation of corn and squash from Archaic period. Human selection transformed teosinte, a weed, into earliest form of maize.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Tarascan Copper Metallurgy at Itziparatzico (2003)
Excavation indicates Itziparatzico was an area of sophisticated copper metallurgy. It is not determined if work was for domestic use or trade. One important implication, however, is that copper is not found locally. Because the smelting...