Catharina Santasilia

University of California, Riverside | UCR · Department of Anthropology

Despite a large and growing corpus of research, the Mesoamerican Formative period remains a contested topic for American archaeology. This condition describes multiple areas of research, not least of which is the nature and significance of interregional interaction. In this introductory essay, the editors present a condensed synopsis of the researc...

The Early Formative Mexican community of Tlatilco (1400–1100 cal BCE) is known for its diverse ceramic traditions that testify to the elaborate craftsmanship and the hierarchical distribution of labor. Since Tlatilco was discovered in the 1930s by Miguel Covarrubias, the understanding of the site has changed; during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Tla...

Identities, Experience, and Change in Early Mexican Villages examines shifting social identities, lived experiences, and networks of interaction in Mexico during the Mesoamerican Formative period (2000 BCE–250 CE), an era that helped produce some of the world’s most renowned complex civilizations. The chapters offer significant data, innovative met...

Tlatilco, located in the Basin of Mexico, was a striving community around 1400-1100 BCE. At some given time, contact with the Olmec of San Lorenzo was established, and the culture at Tlatilco shifted. This chapter introduces the pre-Olmec community and the impact that contact generated.

Dissertation research on ancient Formative Central Mexican site of Tlatilco Based on museum collections primarily within the United States Archival material (previously unpublished)

In this study, we employ multiple lines of evidence to elucidate the use of mortuary ritual by the ruling elite at the ancient Maya site of Cahal Pech, Belize, during the Early Classic and early Late Classic periods (AD 250–630). The interments of multiple individuals in Burial 7 of Structure B1, the central structure of an Eastern Triadic Assembla...

Museums catalogue for the "Uncovering Ancient Mexico: The Mystery of Tlatilco" exhibition presented by Riverside Metropolitan Museum, exhibited at Riverside Art Museum. A brief background story of Tlatilco, its discovery, and our understanding of the society.

The Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project A Report of the 2015 Field Season