Remembering Archaeological Fieldwork in Mexico and Peru, 1961-2003: A Photographic Essay 9780915703920, 9780915703951

Table of contents :
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 - FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO PERU 1960–2003
Chapter 2 - THE TEOTIHUACÁN VALLEY, MEXICO 1961–1964
Chapter 3 - THE TEOTIHUACÁN VALLEY, MEXICO May to August 1966
Chapter 4 - TRAVELS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA September to November 1966
Chapter 5 - THE TEXCOCO REGION SURVEY May to November 1967
Chapter 6 - THE IXTAPALAPA REGION SURVEY January to May 1969
Chapter 7 - THE CHALCO REGION SURVEY May to August 1969
Chapter 8 - THE SUNKEN FIELD STUDY: Year 1 September to November 1969
Chapter 9 - THE SUNKEN FIELD STUDY: Year 2 May to December 1970
Chapter 10 - THE CHALCO-XOCHIMILCO REGION SURVEY January to November 1972
Chapter 11 - THE ZUMPANGO REGION SURVEY May to December 1973
Chapter 12 - TRAVELS IN MEXICO 1961 to 1973
Chapter 13 - THE JUNÍN SURVEY: Year 1 May to December 1975
Chapter 14 - THE JUNÍN SURVEY: Year 2 May to December 1976
Chapter 15 - THE CHINAMPA EXCAVATIONS May to December 1981
Chapter 16 - THE MAGUEY STUDY, ORIZABITA, MEXICO July to August 1984 and 1986
Chapter 17 - THE SALTMAKING STUDY, NEXQUIPAYAC, MEXICO July to August 1988
Chapter 18 - THE PESCADOR STUDY, CHIMALHUACÁN, MEXICO July to August 1992
Chapter 19 - THE LAKE TEXCOCO OFFSITE SURVEY June to July 2003
Chapter 20 - EPILOGUE
Final Thoughts
Bibliography

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Remembering Archaeological Fieldwork in Mexico and Peru, 1961–2003

Special Publication of the Museum of Anthropology University of Michigan No. 3

Remembering Archaeological Fieldwork in Mexico and Peru, 1961–2003 A Photographic Essay

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Ann Arbor, Michigan 2019

©2019 by the Regents of the University of Michigan The Museum of Anthropology All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN (print) 978-0-915703-92-0 ISBN (e-book) 978-0-915703-95-1 Cover design by John Klausmeyer Browse all of our books at sites.lsa.umich.edu/archaeology-books. Order our books from the University of Michigan Press (www.press.umich.edu). For permissions, questions, or manuscript queries, contact Museum publications by email at [email protected] or visit the Museum website at lsa.umich.edu/ummaa. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Parsons, Jeffrey R., author. 7LWOH5HPHPEHULQJDUFKDHRORJLFDO¿HOGZRUNLQ0H[LFRDQG3HUX a photographic essay / Jeffrey R. Parsons. Description: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, [2019] | Series: Special publication of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan ; no. 3 | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “A photographic essay on four decades of the DXWKRU¶VDUFKDHRORJLFDOH[FDYDWLRQDQGVXUYH\LQ0H[LFRDQG3HUX Contains hundreds of black and white photographs of landscapes, archaeological features, crew members, and local people and places. The focus is primarily on the work and life of an archaeologist and on landscapes that have since then been completely altered by urban development, reclamation projects, and commercial agriculture.”-Provided by publisher. ,GHQWL¿HUV/&&1_,6%1KDUGFRYHU _,6%1 9780915703951 (ebook) 6XEMHFWV/&6+3DUVRQV-HIIUH\5_$UFKDHRORJ\)LHOGZRUN0H[LFR_ Archaeology--Fieldwork--Peru. | Archaeologists--United States--Biography. &ODVVL¿FDWLRQ/&&&&3$_''&GF /&UHFRUGDYDLODEOHDWKWWSVOFFQORFJRY

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For Mary who was with me most of the way

Table of Contents Foreword

viii

Acknowledgments

xi

Chapter 1: From Pennsylvania to Peru

1

Chapter 2: The Teotihuacán Valley, 1961–1964

12

Chapter 3: The Teotihuacán Valley, 1966

36

Chapter 4: Travels in Peru and Bolivia, 1966

56

Chapter 5: The Texcoco Region Survey, 1967

74

Chapter 6: The Ixtapalapa Region Survey, 1969

94

Chapter 7: The Chalco Region Survey, 1969

106

Chapter 8: The Sunken Field Study, Year 1, 1969

120

Chapter 9: The Sunken Field Study, Year 2, 1970

136

Chapter 10: The Chalco-Xochimilco Region Survey, 1972

160

by Richard I. Ford

vi

Chapter 11: The Zumpango Region Survey, 1973

180

Chapter 12: Travels in Mexico, 1961–1973

196

Chapter 13: The Junín Survey, Year 1, 1975

214

Chapter 14: The Junín Survey, Year 2, 1976

238

Chapter 15: The Chinampa Excavations, 1981

260

Chapter 16: The Maguey Study, 1984 and 1986

278

Chapter 17: The Saltmaking Study, Nexquipayac, 1988

296

Chapter 18: The Pescador Study, Chimalhuacán, 1992

308

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