FRED VALDEZ, JR. fredv@mail.utexas.edu

____________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of Anthropology Office: (512) 471-0060 The University of Texas at Austin Lab: (512) 471-5946 Austin, Texas 78712-1086 FAX: (512) 232-7050 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Present Positions: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology. Chair, Archaeological Studies (for Depts. of Anthropology, Art History, Classics, and Geography) Director, Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory at the UT Pickle Research Campus. Director, Programme for Belize Archaeological Project and the UT-Austin Belize Archaeology Program Faculty Associate: Institute of Latin American Studies, Center for Mexican Studies, Center for Mexican-American Studies, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory. The Mesoamerican Center (Art History Dept.) Core Faculty: Borderlands Program, Department of Anthropology. Doctoral Portfolio, Center for Mexican American Studies. Education: 1987 Ph.D. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1980 A.M. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1976-79 Graduate Study at The University of Texas at San Antonio 1975 B.A. The University of Texas at Austin Previous Professional Appointments: 1988-96 Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio 1991-92 Fulbright Lecturer, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala. Appointed "Catedratico" in Archaeology by the Universidad del Valle. 1987-88 Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio. 1979-87 Research Associate, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Center for Archaeological Research. 1981-86 Lecturer in Anthropology, Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio. 1982 Lecturer in Anthropology, Department of Social Sciences, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio.

1976-79 Technical Staff Assistant, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Center for Archaeological Research. Other Teaching Experience: 1987 Teaching Associate, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Summer Archaeological Field School. 1981 Teaching Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. 1977 Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Summer Archaeological Field School. Areas of Professional Interest: Mesoamerica. The development & decline of complex societies, field methodologies, material culture analyses.

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Publications: (*refereed)

Books and Monographs: 2004 *J. Lohse and F. Valdez, Jr., Editors – Ancient Maya Commoners. The University of Texas Press. 2003 *V, Scarborough, F. Valdez, and N. Dunning, Editors - Heterarchy, Political Economy, and the

Ancient Maya: The Three Rivers Region of the East-Central Yucatan Peninsula. The University of Arizona Press.

R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., Editors, Ixcanrio Research Reports 1 & 2: The 1990 and 1991

Seasons, The University of Texas at San Antonio. (419 pp.)

Journal Articles and Related Items: (2008) L. McInnis and F. Valdez, Jr., Potbelly Sculpture: An Inventory and Analysis. Ancient Mesoamerica

19:1-15. 2007 F. Valdez, Jr., Archaeology and Northern Belize. Journal of Belizean Studies. St. John’s College, Belize City, Belize. 2006 *J. Lohse, J. Awe, C. Griffith, R. Rosenswig, and F. Valdez, Jr. Preceramic Occupations in Belize:

Updating the Paleoindian and Archaic Record. Latin American Antiquity 17(2):209-226. F. Valdez, Jr. and B. Houk (editors), Mono y Conejo, Volume 4. Journal of the Mesoamerican

Archaeological Research Laboratory. The University of Texas at Austin. (28 pp) F. Valdez, Jr., and B. Houk, From the editors: Introduction to Volume 4. In Mono y Conejo, Volume 4.

Journal of the Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, edited by Valdez and Houk, pp.2. The University of Texas at Austin.

2005 *Y. Me-Bar and F. Valdez, Jr., On the vulnerability of the Ancient Maya society to natural threats.

Journal of Archaeological Science 32 (2005) 813-825. F. Valdez, Jr., R. Meadows, and B. Houk (editors), Mono y Conejo, Volume 3. Journal of the

Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory. The University of Texas at Austin. (40 pp) R. Meadows, F. Valdez, Jr., and B. Houk, From the editors: greetings, introduction, and farewells. In

Mono y Conejo, Volume 3. Journal of the Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, edited by Valdez, Meadows, and Houk, pp.2-3. The University of Texas at Austin.

F. Valdez, Jr. and G. Aylesworth. A Fluted Paleoindian Point and Other Chipped Stone Tools from August Pine Ridge, Belize. In Mono y Conejo, Volume 3. Journal of the Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, edited by Valdez, Meadows, and Houk, pp. 35-39. The Univ. of Texas at Austin.

2004 *Y. Me-Bar and F. Valdez, Jr., Recovery Time After a Disaster and the Ancient Maya. Journal of

Archaeological Science 31 (2004) 1311-1324. F. Valdez, Jr. and R. Meadows (editors), Mono y Conejo, Volume 2. Journal of the Mesoamerican

Archaeological Research Laboratory. The University of Texas at Austin. 36 pp) R. Meadows and F. Valdez, Jr., Greetings from the editors of Mono y Conejo. In Mono y Conejo,

Volume 2. Journal of the Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, edited by Valdez and Meadows, p. 2. The University of Texas at Austin.

C. Rivera and F. Valdez, Jr., Preclassic Zoomorphic Vessels from Colha, Belize. In Mono y Conejo,

Volume 2. Journal of the Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, edited by Valdez and Meadows, pp. 31-36. The University of Texas at Austin.

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2003 *Y. Me-Bar and F. Valdez, Jr., Droughts As Random Events. Journal of Archaeological Science 30 (2003) 1599-1606.

F. Valdez, Jr. and R. Meadows (editors), Mono y Conejo, Volume 1. Journal of the Mesoamerican

Archaeological Research Laboratory. The University of Texas at Austin. (35 pp) F. Valdez, Jr. and R. Meadows, Greetings and Welcome from the editors of Mono y Conejo. In Mono y

Conejo, Volume 1. Journal of the Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, edited by Valdez and Meadows, p. 2. The University of Texas at Austin.

F. Valdez, Jr., Introduction to the Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Lab. In Mono y Conejo,

Volume 1. Journal of the Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, edited by Valdez and Meadows, pp. 3-4. The University of Texas at Austin.

2002 *T. G. Powis, F. Valdez, Jr., T. R. Hester, W. J. Hurst, S. M. Tarka, Jr., Spouted Vessels and Cacao

Use Among the Preclassic Maya. Latin American Antiquity 13(1):85-106. *W. J. Hurst, S. M. Tarka, Jr., T. G. Powis, F. Valdez, Jr., T. R. Hester, Cacao Usage by the earliest

Maya Civilization. Nature vol. 418:289-90. 1999 *N. Dunning, V. Scarborough, F. Valdez, Jr., S. Luzzander-Beach, T. Beach, and J. G. Jones, Temple

mountains, sacred lakes, and fertile fields: ancient Maya landscapes in northwestern Belize. Antiquity 73(281):650-660.

1995 *V. Scarborough, M.E. Becher, J.L. Baker, G. Harris, F. Valdez, Jr., Water and Land at the Ancient

Maya Community of La Milpa, Belize. Latin American Antiquity 6(2):98-119. 1994 *A. Manning and F. Valdez, Jr., Archaeological Field Applications of Polarized Light Microscopy.

Microscope 42(2):55-56. 1992 F. Valdez, Jr. and T. Guderjan, Ceramic Assessment of Los Renagados, Belize. Ceramica de Cultura

Maya, No. 16:22-23. 1991 *F. Valdez, Jr. and S. Mock, Additional Considerations for Prehispanic Saltmaking in Belize.

American Antiquity 56(3):520-525. 1989 F. Valdez, Jr., La Decadencia de la Civilizacion Clasica Maya: Evidencias de las Tierras Bajas

Centrales. Yaxkin XII(2):45-63. S. Mock and F. Valdez, Jr., The Northern River Lagoon Site: Evidence of Prehistoric Salt Making in

Belize. In Friends of Archaeology Newsletter No. 5, Research Reports, pp. 7-8. Center for Archaeological Research, the University of Texas at San Antonio.

1988 F. Valdez, Jr., Type:variety Groupings of the Colha Ceramics. Ceramica de Cultura Maya, No. 15:41-

50. 1984 *D.R. Potter, T.R. Hester, S.L. Black, and F. Valdez, Jr., Relationship Between Early Preclassic and

Early Middle Preclassic Phases in Northern Belize: A Comment on "Lowland Maya Archaeology at the Crossroads". American Antiquity 49(3):628-631.

1981 F. Valdez, J. White, and L.D. White, Three Point Fragments of the Late Paleo-Indian Period from

LaSalle County, Southern Texas. La Tierra 8(4):35-38. 1980 R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., First (1979) Season's Report on the Ceramics of Colha, Belize.

Belizean Studies 8(3)12-18. 1979 F. Valdez, Jr., A Summary of Recent Survey and Testing Activities in Southern Bexar County, Texas.

La Tierra 6(1):3-10.

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R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., The Ceramics of Colha, Belize: Report on the First Season, 1979. Ceramica de Cultura Maya 10:72-80.

Chapters in Edited Books:

2008 *L. A. Sullivan, J. B. Hageman, B. A. Houk, P. Hughbanks, and F. Valdez, Jr., Structure Abandonment and Landscape Transformation: Examples from the Three Rivers Region. In The Use and Perception of Abandoned Structures in the Maya Lowlands, edited by Travis W. Stanton and Aline Magnoni, pp.91-111. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.

2007 F. Valdez, Jr. and P. J. Buttles. Terminal Classic Events: Colha, Belize and the Central Maya

Lowlands. In Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 4, edited by J. Morris, S. Jones. J. Awe, and Christophe Helmke, pp. 147-153. Institute of Archaeology, NICH, Belmopan, Belize.

L. Sullivan, B. Houk, and F. Valdez, Jr. The Terminal Classic in the Three Rivers Region. In

Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 4, edited by J. Morris, S. Jones. J. Awe, and Christophe Helmke., pp. 135-146. Institute of Archaeology, NICH, Belmopan, Belize.

2006 *R. Trachman and F. Valdez, Jr., The Identification and Role of Childhood Among the Ancient Maya:

Social Reproduction at the A-VII-4 Group, Dos Hombres, Belize. In The Social Experience of Childhood in Mesoamerica, edited by T. Ardren and S. Hutson. pp 73-100. University of Colorado Press.

F. Valdez, Jr. and L. A. Sullivan. The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Recent Regional

Investigations. In Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 3, edited by J. Morris, S. Jones, J. Awe, and C. Helmke. pp. 317-327. Institute of Archaeology, NICH, Belmopan, Belize. L. A. Sullivan and F. Valdez, Jr. The Late Preclassic to Early Classic Transition in the Three Rivers Region. In Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 3, edited by J. Morris, S. Jones, J. Awe, and C. Helmke. pp. 73-83. Institute of Archae., NICH, Belmopan, Belize.

L. Grazioso, F. Valdez, Jr., N. García, K. Pereira, and C. Ramos. Río Azul vuelto a visitar: Nuevas investigaciones y orígenes preclásicos. In XIX Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, 2005, edited by J. P. Laporte, B. Arroyo, and H. E. Mejía, vol.2:673-682. MICUDE, IDAEH, MUNAE, Asociación Tikal, Guatemala. 2005 *F. Valdez, Jr. and W. Wagner, III, The North Gulf Lowlands of NE Mexico (La Huasteca) in the

Formative Period. In New Perspectives on Formative Mesoamerican Cultures, edited by T. Powis. pp. 195-201. BAR International Series 1377. Oxford.

F. Valdez, Jr., Life and Livelihood of the Prehistoric Maya of Northwestern Belize. In Archaeological

Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 2, edited by J. Awe, J. Morris, S. Jones, and Christophe Helmke. pp. 405-412. Institute of Archaeology, NICH, Belmopan, Belize.

P. J. Buttles, L. A. Sullivan, and F. Valdez, Jr. Early Classic Manifestations in Northern Belize. . In

Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 2, edited by J. Awe, J. Morris, S. Jones, and Christophe Helmke. pp. 99-109. Institute of Archaeology, NICH, Belmopan, Belize.

2004 *J. Lohse and F. Valdez, Jr. Ancient Maya Commoners Anew. In Ancient Maya Commoners, edited by

J. Lohse and F. Valdez. The University of Texas Press. (pp. 299) L. A. Sullivan and F. Valdez, Jr., NW Belize: A Regional Perspective on Culture History. In

Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 1, edited by J. Awe, J. Morris, and S. Jones, pp. 185-196. Institute of Archaeology, NICH, Belmopan, Belize.

R.E.W. Adams, V. Scarborough, L. Levi, S. Walling, N. Dunning, B. Lewis, L. Shaw, E. King, L.

Sullivan, K. Reese-Taylor, and F. Valdez, Jr., Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: A History

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of Archaeological Research. In Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 1, edited by J. Awe, J. Morris, and S. Jones, pp. 175-183. Institute of Archaeology, NICH, Belmopan, Belize.

2003 *V. Scarborough, F. Valdez, Jr., and Nicholas Dunning. Introduction. In Heterarchy, Political

Economy, and the Ancient Maya: The Three Rivers Region of the East-Central Yucatan Peninsula, edited by V. Scarborough, F. Valdez, and N. Dunning. The University of Arizona Press.

*V. Scarborough and F. Valdez, Jr. The Engineered Environment and Political Economy of the Three

Rivers Region. In Heterarchy, Political Economy, and the Ancient Maya: The Three Rivers Region of the East-Central Yucatan Peninsula, edited by V. Scarborough, F. Valdez, and N. Dunning. The University of Arizona Press.

*Adams, Richard E. W., Hubert R. Robichaux, Fred Valdez, Jr., Brett A. Houk, and Ruth Mathews, Transformations, Periodicity, and Urban Development in the Rio Azul/La Milpa Region. In The

Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands: Collapse, Transition, and Transformation, edited by A. A. Demarest, P. M. Rice, and D. S. Rice. Westview Press.

F. Valdez, Jr. Archaeological Investigations at G-103. In Ixcanrio Research Reports 1 & 2: The 1990

and 1991 Seasons, edited by R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr. pp. 212-218. The University of Texas at San Antonio.

2001 F. Valdez, Jr., L. Grazioso S., and P. J. Buttles, Origenes y Surgimiento de Rio Azul, Peten. In XIV

Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueologicas en Guatemala, edited by J. P. Laporte, A. C. de Suasnavar, and B. Arroyo, pp.111-115. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, IDEAH, Asociacion Tikal. Guatemala.

F. Valdez, Jr., L. A. Sullivan, and D. A. McDow, Ceramicas Mayas Tempranas del Norte de Belice:

Influencias Externas. In XIV Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueologicas en Guatemala, edited by J. P. Laporte, A. C. de Suasnavar, and B. Arroyo, pp. 103-110. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, IDAEH, Asociacion Tikal. Guatemala. R. E. W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., Rio Azul, Peten, Guatemala. In Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America, edited by S. Toby Evans and D. Webster, p. 626. Garland Publishing.

1997 *R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., Stratigraphy. In: Field Methods in Archaeology, by Hester, Shafer,

and Feder, pp. 235-252. Mayfield Press. 1995 *F. Valdez, Jr., Religion and Iconography of the Preclassic Maya at Rio Azul. In Religion y Sociedad en el Area Maya, edited by C. Varela T., J.L. Bonor V., Y. Fernandez M., pp. 211-218. Publicacion de la Sociedad Espanola de Estudios Mayas. Madrid, Spain.

M. A. Masson and F. Valdez, Jr., Estrategias en el Uso del Medio Ambiente por las Poblaciones del Classico y el Postclasico en Laguna de On (Honey Camp), Belize. In Memorias del Segundo Congreso Internacional de Mayistas, pp. 151-161. Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico.

F. Valdez, Jr., L.A. Sullivan and T. Guderjan, The Ceramics from Three Island Sites. In Archaeology on Ambergris Cay, edited by T. Guderjan and J. Garber, pp. 95-112. Labyrinthos Press. 1994 F. Valdez, Jr., Chipped Stone (Obsidian). In Ceramics and Artifacts from Excavations in the Copan

Residential Zone, by G.R. Willey, R.M. Leventhal, A.A. Demarest, and W.L. Fash, Jr., pp. 273-290. Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge.

D.R. Potter and F. Valdez, Jr., Chert Debitage: Detailed Descriptions and Comments. In Ceramics and Artifacts from Excavations in the Copan Residential Zone, by G.R. Willey, R.M. Leventhal, A.A. Demarest, and W.L. Fash, Jr., pp. 269-272. Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge. 1992 F. Valdez, Jr., G-103, Una Estructura Preclasica Tardia en Rio Azul, Guatemala. In IV Simposio de Arqueologia en Guatemala, pp. 65-68.

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1991 F. Valdez, Jr. and D.R. Potter, Chert Debitage from the Copan Valley Project. In Maya Stone Tools: Selected Papers from the Second Maya Lithic Conference, T.R. Hester and H.J. Shafer, editors, pp. 203-206. Monographs in World Archaeology, No. 1. Prehistory Press. 1989 F. Valdez, Jr., An Analysis of Obsidian Artifacts from the Copan Valley Project, 1975-1977: A Preliminary Statement. In Obsidiana en Mesoamerica, edited by M. Gaxiola and J. Clark, pp. 81- 88. Mexico. 1987 K.V. Reese and F. Valdez, Jr., The Ceramic Sequence of Kichpanha: 1979-1985 Seasons. In Maya

Ceramics, Papers from the 1985 Maya Ceramic Conference, edited by P. Rice and R. Sharer, BAR International Series 345(I):37-45.

1986 F. Valdez, Jr., The Santa Leticia Obsidian Assemblage: Form, Technology, and Use Wear. In The

Archaeology of Santa Leticia and the Rise of Maya Civilization, pp. 210-216. Middle American Research Institute, Pub. No. 52.

1983 R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., La Ceramica di Colha. In Colha E I Maya dei Bassipiani, pp. 80-

82. Erizzo Editrice; Venice, Italy.

Chapters in Edited Reports: 2007 F. Valdez, Jr. Archaeological Research in Northwest Belize: Recent Studies With the PfBAP. In

Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Report of Activities from the 2006 Field Season, edited by F. Valdez, Jr. Occasional Papers, Number 8. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

D. Hyde and F. Valdez, Jr. Overview of Activities at the Medicinal Trail Site for the 2006 Season. In

Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Report of Activities from the 2006 Field Season, edited by F. Valdez, Jr. Occasional Papers, Number 8. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

P. Cackler, D. Hyde, S. Walling, and F. Valdez, Jr. Qualm Hill: Reconnaisance, Rediscovery, and

Mapping. In Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Report of Activities from the 2006 Field Season, edited by F. Valdez, Jr. Occasional Papers, Number 8. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

2006 F. Valdez, Jr. Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Introduction to the 2005 Investigations. In

Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Report of Activities from the 2005 Field Season, edited by F. Valdez, Jr. pp. 1-5. Occasional Papers, Number 6. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

2005 F. Valdez, Jr. and L. Grazioso. Introduccion al Proyecto del Bajo Azucar, Temporada de 2005. In

Proyecto Arcqueologico del Bajo Azuca, Informe Final, Tempoada de 2005, edited by F. Valdez, Jr. and L. Grazioso. pp. 1-11. Occasional Papers, Number 5. Mesoamerican Archaeological research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

L. Grazioso and F. Valdez, Jr. Excavacion en la estructura G103 de Rio Azul, A catorce anos de su

descubrimiento. In Proyecto Arcqueologico del Bajo Azuca, Informe Final, Tempoada de 2005, edited by F. Valdez, Jr. and L. Grazioso. pp. 13-31. Occasional Papers, Number 5. Mesoamerican Archaeological research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

F. Valdez, Jr. and P. J. Buttles. Analisis de ceramica, PABA 2005. In Proyecto Arcqueologico del Bajo

Azuca, Informe Final, Tempoada de 2005, edited by F. Valdez, Jr. and L. Grazioso. pp. 131-138. Occasional Papers, Number 5. Mesoamerican Archaeological research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

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F. Valdez, Jr. Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Background and Summary of Activities from the 2004 Investigations. In Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Report of Activities from the 2004 Field Season, edited by F. Valdez, Jr. pp. 1-7. Occasional Papers, Number 4. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

2003 F. Valdez, Jr. and R. R. Valdez. Prehistoric Pottery Analysis from Punta de Cacao: The 2001 and 2002

Seasons. In Punta de Cacao Archaeological Project, Interim Report on the 2002 Field Season, edited by H. R. Robichaux and A. Miller, pp.9-16. University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio.

2002 F. Valdez, Jr. and R. R. Valdez. Punta de Cacao Ceramics: A Preliminary Assessment. (Appendix) In

Preliminary Report, The 2001 Season of the Punta de Cacao Archaeological Project. H. Robichaux, A. Miller, E. Roberts III, C. Pruett, B. Smyth, and T. O’Brien. Univ. of the Incarnate Word. San Antonio.

2000 F. Valdez, Jr. and B. A. Houk, The Chan Chich Ceramic Complexes. In The 1998 and 1999 Seasons of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project, edited by B. A. Houk, pp. 127-140. Papers of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project, Number 4. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin. R. Glaab and F. Valdez, Jr., Ground Stone Artifacts from Chan Chich. In The 1998 and 1999 Seasons of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project, edited by B. A. Houk, pp. 119-125. Papers of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project, Number 4. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin. 1998 F. Valdez, Jr., The Chan Chich Ceramic Sequence. In The 1997 Season of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project, edited by B. A. Houk, pp. 73-86. Papers of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project, Number 3. Center for Maya Studies, San Antonio. 1996 B. Houk, F. Valdez, J. Lohse, P. Hughbanks, and G. Zaro, The 1995 Chan Chich Mapping Project. In The 1996 Season of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project, edited by B. A. Houk and H. R. Robichaux, pp. 35-38. Papers of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project, Number 1. Center for Maya Studies, San Antonio. 1995 F. Valdez, Jr., Analisis de Ceramico. In Sitio Aguada Cancuen (Monumento 104), edited by R. Bronson, pp. 12-28. Asociacion de la Ruta Maya. F. Valdez, Jr., The PfB Archaeological Project: Summer Program, 1994. In The Programme for Belize

Archaeological Project 1994 Interim Report, edited by R.E.W. Adams and Fred Valdez, Jr., pp. 15-17. The Center for Archaeology and Tropical Studies and The University of Texas at San Antonio.

1994 F. Valdez, Jr., The Colha Ceramic Complexes. In Continuing Archeology at Colha Belize, edited by

T.R. Hester, H.J. Shafer, and J.D. Eaton, pp. 9-16. Studies in Archeology 16. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

F. Valdez, Jr., An Overview of the Excavations at Operation 2032, Colha, Belize. In Continuing

Archeology at Colha Belize, edited by T.R. Hester, H.J. Shafer, and J.D. Eaton, pp. 65-68. Studies in Archeology 16. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

F. Valdez, Jr. and P.J. Buttles, An Overview of Small Finds: The 1993 Season. In The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project 1993 Field Season, edited by R.E.W. Adams, pp. 1-7. The University of Texas at San Antonio. J.D. Eaton, T.R. Hester, and F. Valdez, Jr., Notes On Eccentric Lithics from Colha and Northern

Belize. In Continuing Archeology at Colha, Belize, edited by T.R. Hester, H.J. Shafer, and J.D. Eaton, pp. 257-266. Studies in Archeology 16. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

1993 F. Valdez, Jr., L.A. Sullivan, and P.J. Buttles, Preliminary Comments on Ceramic Studies from the

PFB Archaeological Project, 1992. In The Programme for Belize (PFB) Archaeological Project: Report of Field Activities, 1992, pp. 35-39. Report prepared for: The Programme for Belize, The

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Department of Archaeology, Belmopan, and the National Endowment for Humanities. The University of Texas at San Antonio.

R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., Review of the Programme for Belize (PFB) Archaeological Project, 1992. In The Programme for Belize (PFB) Archaeological Project: Report of Field Activities, 1992, pp. 1-8. Report prepared for: The Programme for Belize, The Department of Archaeology, Belmopan, and the National Endowment for Humanities. The University of Texas at San Antonio. B.A. Houk, P.J. Hughbanks, and F. Valdez, Jr., Preliminary Findings of the 1992 PFB Archaeological

survey. In The Programme for Belize (PFB) Archaeological Project: Report of Field Activities, 1992, pp. 27-34. Report prepared for: The Programme for Belize, The Department of Archaeology, Belmopan, and the National Endowment for Humanities. The University of Texas at San Antonio.

1992 F. Valdez, Jr., La Milpa Water Management Project: A Pottery Analysis. In Water Management

Studies at La Milpa, pp. 103-112. Report to: National Geographic Society; Department of Archaeology, Belize; and Programme for Belize, submitted by Vernon Scarborough, University of Cincinnati.

1989 F. Valdez, Jr., The Rio Azul Project's Test Pit Program. In Rio Azul Reports Number 4, the 1986

Season, edited by R.E.W. Adams, pp. 215-229. The University of Texas at San Antonio. F. Valdez, Jr., Operation 4E: Conductivity Testing at Rio Azul. In Rio Azul Reports Number 4, the

1986 Season, edited by R.E.W. Adams, pp. 230-233. The University of Texas at San Antonio. 1986 F. Valdez, Jr., T. Pertulla, and A.J. McGraw, Ethnohistoric Investigations. In Archaeological and Geological Investigations in the Texas Big Sandy Project, Wood and Upshur Counties, Texas, pp. 179-194. Prewit and Associations Publications No. 52. 1985 F. Valdez, Jr. and S. Mock, The Postclassic: Ceramics and Chronology at Colha, Northern Belize. In

The Postclassic Archaeological Investigations at Colha, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 70-75. Report of the 1983-84 seasons submitted to the NEH.

K.V. Reese and F. Valdez, Jr., Ceramic Studies at Kichpanha: The 1983 Season. In The Postclassic

Archaeological Investigations at Colha, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 161-170. Report of the 1983-84 seasons submitted to the NEH.

1982 F. Valdez, Jr. and R.E.W. Adams, The Ceramics of Colha After Three Field Seasons: 1979-1981. In

Archaeology of Colha, Belize; 1981 Interim Report, edited by T.R. Hester, J.D. Eaton, and H.J. Shafer, 21-30. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Centro Studi e Ricerche Ligabue, Venezia. San Antonio.

1980 F. Valdez, Jr. and J.A. Gillis, A Preliminary Note on Miscellaneous Ceramic Artifacts from Colha,

Belize: 1979-1980. In The Colha Project, Second Season, 1980 Interim Report, edited by T.R. Hester, J.D. Eaton, and H.J. Shafer, pp. 327-329. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Centro Studi e Ricerche Ligabue, Venezia. San Antonio.

R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., The Ceramic Sequence of Colha, Belize: 1979 and 1980 Seasons. In The Colha Project, Second Season, 1980 Interim Report, edited by T.R. Hester, J.D. Eaton, and H.J. Shafer, 15-40. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Centro Studi e Ricerche Ligabue, Venezia. San Antonio. 1979 F. Valdez, Jr., Research Bibliography: Prehistoric and Aboriginal Culture. In A Preliminary

Archaeological and Historic Assessment of the Proposed Tenneco Pipeline: Hidalgo to Victoria Counties, Texas, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 22-30. CAR-UTSA, ASR 51.

R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., First (1979) Season's Report on the Ceramics of Colha, Belize. In

The Colha Project, 1979: A Collection of Interim Papers, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 9-17. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

T.C. Kelly and F. Valdez, Jr., Survey Activities at Colha, May 1979. In The Colha Project, 1979: A

Collection of Interim Papers, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 159-163. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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T.C. Kelly and F. Valdez, Jr., Site Survey at Kate's Lagoon (Kichpanha). In The Colha Project, 1979: A Collection of Interim Papers, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 164-165. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

T.C. Kelly and F. Valdez, Jr., Site Survey in the Northern River Lagoon Area. In The Colha Project,

1979: A Collection of Interim Papers, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 169-172. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

T.C. Kelly, F. Valdez, Jr., and T.R. Hester, Lithic Workshops in the Rockstone Pond Road #2 Area.

In The Colha Project, 1979: A Collection of Interim Papers, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 173-175. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

A.J. McGraw and F. Valdez, Jr., Archaeological Summary of Previously Recorded Sites in the

Proposed Pipeline Route. In A Preliminary Archaeological and Historic Assessment of the Proposed Tenneco Pipeline: Hidalgo to Victoria Counties, Texas, edited by T.R. Hester, pp. 1-8. CAR-UTSA, ASR 51.

1976 B. Davidson and F. Valdez, Jr., Subsistence Data from San Juan Bautista and San Bernardo-East. In

Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Gateway Area: Middle Rio Grande of Texas, edited by R.E.W. Adams, pp. 33-37. Report of the 1976 Investigations submitted to the NEH.

Reports:

2007 F. Valdez, Jr., Editor, Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Recent Research Reports, 2006. Occasional Papers, Number 8. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin.

2006-07 F. Valdez, Jr., (Edited) Annual Reports to the Department of Archaeology, Government of Belize

(Belmopan) and to the Programme for Belize Office, Belize City. 1995-2005 F. Valdez, Jr., Various Annual Reports to the Department of Archaeology, Government of Belize

(Belmopan) and to the Programme for Belize Office, Belize City. 2006 F. Valdez, Jr., Editor, Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Report of Activities from the 2005

Field Season. Occasional Papers, Number 6. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin. (107 pp).

2005 F. Valdez, Jr. and L. Grazioso, Editors, Proyecto Arcqueologico del Bajo Azuca, Informe Final,

Tempoada de 2005. Occasional Papers, Number 5. Mesoamerican Archaeological research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin. (pp. 138)

F. Valdez, Jr., Editor, Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Report of Activities from the 2004

Field Season. Occasional Papers, Number 4. Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin. (185 pp).

F. Valdez, Jr. and L. Grazioso. Proyecto Arqueologico del Bajo Azucar - Informe Preliminar, 2005.

Report to the Institute of History and Archaeology, Government of Guatemala, Guatemala City. 2000 F. Valdez, Jr. and S. R. Nash, Cultural Survey of the Fern Bluff Park and Trail Improvement Project,

Williamson County, Texas. Archaeological and Cultural Sciences Group, Report of Investigations # 4. (20 pp.)

1995 R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., Editors, The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project 1994

Interim Report. Report prepared for: The Programme for Belize; The Department of Archaeology, Belmopan; and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Center for Archaeology and Tropical Studies and The University of Texas at San Antonio. (133 pp.).

1994 L. Levi and F. Valdez, Jr. Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Summary of the 1993 Season.

Report submitted to the Department of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize and the Programme for Belize, Belize City

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1993 R.E.W. Adams and F. Valdez, Jr., Editors, The Programme for Belize (PFB) Archaeological Project: Report of Field Activities, 1992. Report prepared for: The Programme for Belize; The Department of Archaeology, Belmopan; and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The University of Texas at San Antonio. (39 pp.).

1992 F. Valdez, Jr., M. Masson, and L. Santone, Honey Camp - El Cacao Project: Summary of

Investigations, 1991. Report prepared for the Dept. of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize. (26 pp.). 1984 R.E.W. Adams, G.D. Hall, I. Graham, F. Valdez, Jr., S.L. Black, D. Potter, D.J. Cannell, and B.

Cannell, Rio Azul Project Reports, Number 1, Final 1983 Report. Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio. (English and Spanish versions in one volume). (76 pp.)

1979 F. Valdez, Jr. and J.D. Eaton, Preliminary Archaeological Investigations of Part of the San Pedro

Acequia, San Antonio, Texas. Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Archaeological Survey Report (ASR) 85. (15 pp.).

T.C. Kelly and F. Valdez, Jr., Natural Gas Pipeline Survey, Northwest Menard County, Texas. CAR-

UTSA, ASR 78. (2 pp.). J.A. Jaquier, F. Valdez, Jr., A.J. McGraw, I.W. Cox, and T.R. Hester, Interim Report on

Archaeological Test Excavations at Site 41BX228, Walker Ranch, Bexar County, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 46. (16 pp.).

D. Creel, A.J. McGraw, F. Valdez, Jr., and T.C. Kelly, Excavations at 41LK106, A Prehistoric Occupation Site in Live Oak County, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 62. (41 pp.). 1978 D. Fox, F. Valdez, Jr., and O. Bobbitt, An Archaeological Assessment of the Dolores Aldrete House

Property, San Antonio, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 58. (31 pp.). A.J. McGraw and F. Valdez, Jr., 41BX68: A Prehistoric Quarry-Workshop in Northern Bexar County, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 56. (41 pp.). A.J. McGraw and F. Valdez, Jr., Investigation of Prehistoric Rockshelter and Terrace Sites Along

Portions of the Salado Creek Drainage, Northern Bexar County, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 55. (39 pp.).

A. Fox, A.J. McGraw, and F. Valdez, Jr., Archaeological Survey and Testing of Pipelines and Confluence Site. CAR-UTSA, ASR 66. (12 pp.). 1977 F. Valdez, Jr. and A.J. McGraw, An Archaeological Evaluation of Three Prehistoric Sites in the Upper

Cibolo Creek Watershed, Kendall County, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 44. (15 pp.). A.J. McGraw and F. Valdez, Jr., A Preliminary Assessment of Archaeological Resources at Tobins

Oakwell Farms, San Antonio, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 43. (18 pp.). A.J. McGraw, F. Valdez, Jr., and I W. Cox, An Archaeological Survey of areas Proposed for

Modification in the Encino Park Development, Northern Bexar County, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 39. (35 pp.).

E.C. Frkuska, A.J. Frkuska, F. Valdez, Jr., and T.R. Hester, An Initial Archaeological Assessment of

John James Park, City of San Antonio, Texas. CAR-UTSA, ASR 25. (9 pp.). Items Submitted (Under Review): *L. A. Sullivan and F. Valdez, Jr., Late Preclassic Maya Ceramic Traditions in the Early Classic of

Northwestern Belize. Latin American Antiquity. L. Grazioso and F. Valdez, Jr. Rio Azul, historia de un descubrimiento.. In Estudios Mesoamericanos,

No.8, edited by L. Lowe, Programa de Posgrado en Estudios Mesoamericanos-UNAM, México. May also be piblished in Boletín del instituto de Antrpología e Historia de Guatemala.

L. Grazioso and F. Valdez, Jr. “Definiendo a los huaxtecos del Formativo”, In Taller Arqueología de la Huasteca, Homenaje a Leonor Merino Carrión. Edited by Diana Zaragoza, México.

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*V. Scarborough and F. Valdez, Jr., An Alternative Order: The Dual Economy of the Ancient Maya.

Submitted to Latin American Antiquity.

F. Valdez, Jr. and L. Grazioso, Río Azul y el Bajo Azúcar, catorce anos después. In Proceedings of the El Salvador Archaeological Congress.

L. Sullivan, B. Houk, and F. Valdez, Jr., The Postclassic and Northwest Belize. Submitted to:

Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands, Volume 5, edited by J. Morris, S. Jones. J. Awe, and Christophe Helmke. Institute of Archaeology, NICH, Belmopan, Belize.

Items in Preparation:

PfBAP Reports 1-3 (1993-95) in modified, reformatted form as e-publications, Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Lab., The University of Texas at Austin. Expected: Summer/Fall 2008

*F. Valdez, Jr., A Preclassic Temple from Rio Azul. For: Latin American Antiquity. F. Valdez, Jr., An Overview of 15 Seasons of Research in Northwest Belize: Old Ideas and New

Findings of the PfBAP. In preparation for the “Underground”, research newsletter of the Institute of Archaeology. Belmopan, Belize. F. Valdez, Jr., Preclassic to Postclassic Maya: A Detailed Analysis of the Ceramics of Colha and Kichpanha, Belize. Intended for a monograph series (Submission date: Spring 2009).

Fellowships, Grants, and Research Support: 2007-09 College of Liberal Arts Research Support. “La Milpa Archaeological Program.” ($100,000) 2007-08 Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Grant for “Ancient Maya: Mesoamerica: A 3-D Perspective”

The University of Texas at Austin. ($53,243) 2006-07 Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Grant for “Ancient Maya: Material Culture and Investigative

Techniques.” The University of Texas at Austin. ($23,600) 1995-2007 Programme for Belize Archaeological Project and The University of Texas Belize Program.

Support obtained from various sources (public and private). Amount raised (to date) is in excess of $1,440,000.

2005 Mellon Foundation Research Grant for the “Northern Huasteca Program, Mexico”, administered through the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. ($3,792) Declined and returned in lieu of other research.

Bajo Azucar Archaeological Project. Peten, Guatemala. Various private donations and in-kind support. ($26,000).

Spark’s Farm Historical Archaeology Project. Manor, Texas. Various private donations and in-kind support. ($3,800).

2004-2005 Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Grant for Mesoamerican Programs. ($27,492) 2004 Mellon Foundation Research Grant for the “Northern Huasteca Program, Mexico”, administered

through the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. ($3,000) 2002 Dean’s Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts. Fall Semester. 2001 Mesoamerican Archaeological Research Lab. Equipment Grant. UT Dean’s Office, College of Liberal

Arts. ($37,547) 1999 Mellon Foundation Research Grant for “Early Classic Temporal Distinctions at Dos Hombres, Belize”,

administered through the Institute of Latin American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. ($5,000)

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1997-98 *National Science Foundation Grant (w/Scarborough and Dunning). "An Accretive Model of Land and Water Use for the Ancient Maya of Northwestern Belize". ($245,327) Center for Western Hemispheric Trade Grant (w/Hester). "Illegal Transport of Cultural Property Across International Borders". ($27,000+) 1997 National Geographic Society, Emergency Research Grant for documentation of two Maya tombs, Protoclassic and Early Classic. ($5,000) Ceramic Thin-Sectioning Project, Undergraduate Research Support: College of Liberal Arts, The University of Texas at Austin, ($3,800) 1994 Programme for Belize Archaeological Project (Summer) and The University of Texas at Austin Archaeological Field School. Private donors and in-kind support. ($50,000+) Programme for Belize Archaeological Project Research Grant (Spring), Eden Research Labs., San

Antonio, Texas. ($30,000) 1993-94 Higher Education Act, Working Group Research Grant for "Methodology of Study and Classification

of Ancient Maya Pottery", administered by the Institute of Latin American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. ($800)

1993 Cerros Archaeological Project and the University of Texas at Austin Field School. Private donor

support for research and student education, and in-kind support. ($21,000+) Higher Education Act, Faculty Travel Grant, administered by Institute of Latin American Studies, The

University of Texas at Austin. ($350) Programme for Belize Archaeological Project Field Research Grant. Cash Can Foundation, San

Antonio, Texas. ($23,100) 1992-93 Higher Education Act, Working Group Research Grant for "Ancient Maya Environment and

Agriculture", administered through the Institute of Latin American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. ($1,000)

Programme for Belize Archaeological Project, Enhancement Grant. Private funds (H.D. Carver, Jr.)

for logistics and facilities. ($10,000) 1992 Mellon Foundation Summer Research Award for Preclassic Maya Architecture Study, administered

through the Institute of Latin American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. ($557) Education Materials Grant, United States Information Service. ($2,000) 1991-92 Fulbright Fellowship to Guatemala, United States Information Service. ($23,000+) 1991 Honey Camp-El Cacao Project and the University of Texas at Austin Field School. Private donor

support for research and student education, The University of Texas at Austin support, and in-kind support. ($56,000+)

National Science Foundation Grant. Preliminary Study of the Northern Huasteca, Mexico. ($11,000) Rio Azul Preclassic Project Research Grant. The University Research Institute, The University of

Texas at Austin. ($4,400) 1990 Colha Preclassic Project; Analysis Grant. The University Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin. ($4,403) Honey Camp Survey Projects, Special Research Grant. The University Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin. ($500)

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Rio Azul Preclassic Project. In-kind donations of video equipment and film from Mr. R. Flores. ($400)

1989 Research Grants for the Colha Preclassic Project. Support provided from: 1) Crow Productions, ($10,000+) 2) H.R. Ferguson Family, ($10,000) 3) National Geographic Society (w/T.R. Hester), ($5,907) 4) The University of Texas at Austin, University Research Institute, ($5,622) 5) Private donors and in-kind support. ($13,000+) 1988 Travel and Research Grant for comparative studies to Belize. Provided from the Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio. 1986 Research Grant to review comparative collections in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Provided from the Friends of Archaeology, Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio. 1984 Baker Cave Project, Val Verde County, Texas. In-kind donations from San Antonio area businesses. 1983-84 Tuition Grant (as a Traveling Fellow). Provided from the Owens Scholarships Fund, Administered by

Dr. G.R. Willey, Harvard University. 1979-83 Harvard University Fellowships. Tuition, fees, and stipends provided for doctoral study. 1981 Travel and Research Grant to attend the symposium, "La Obsidiana en Mesoamerica" in Pachuca,

Hidalgo, Mexico. Provided from the Owens Scholarship Fund, Administered by Dr. G.R. Willey, Harvard University.

1980-81 Summer Research Grants for ceramics studies. Provided from the Owens Scholarship Fund,

Administered by Dr. G.R. Willey, Harvard University. 1980-81 Summer Research Grants for dissertation research. Provided from the Department of Anthropology,

Harvard University. 1978 Travel and Research Grant to Cerros, Belize. Administered by Dr. R.E.W. Adams, College of Social

and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio. * See FV for explanation of award. Field and Laboratory Experience: 2005-pres. Co-Director (w/Liwy Grazioso). Bajo Azucar Archaeological Project. Peten, Guatemala. 1995-pres. Director. Programme for Belize Archaeological Project. Orange Walk District, Belize. 1994-pres. Director. The University of Texas at Austin Archaeological Field School, Belize (in conjunction with

the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project). Orange Walk District, Belize. 2004-2005 Coordinator. Huastec Multidisciplinary Program. NE Mexico. Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology,

Ethnohistory, Linguistics, Ethnobotany, et al. as a program of research based from Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

2005 Director. Spark’s Farm Historical Archaeology Project and UT Field School. Manor, Texas. 2001-2004 Project Ceramist. Punta de Cacao Project. Gallon Jug, Belize. Dr. H. Robichaux Director. 2002, 2003 Asesor del Proyecto. San Bartolo Project, Peten, Guatemala. Dr. W. Saturno, Director. 1996-2001 Project Ceramist. Chan Chich Project, Gallon Jug, Belize. Dr. B. Houk, Director. 1992-94 Co-Director (w/R.E.W. Adams). Programme for Belize Archaeological Project. Orange Walk

District, Belize. (Associate Director 1992 - 1993, Field Director 1992, 1994). 1993 Director. Cerros Project Field School, The University of Texas at Austin, and Archaeological

Consultant, Cerros Archaeological Project, Dr. Debra Walker, Director. Corozal District, Belize.

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1991-92 Project Member, Field Consultant, and Artifact Analyst. Kaminaljuyu Project. Guatemala City,

Guatemala. Juan Luis Velasquez, Director. 1991 Director. Honey Camp - El Cacao Project and The University of Texas at Austin Archaeological

Field School. Orange Walk District, Belize. 1990-91 Associate Director. Ixcanrio Regional Project. Peten, Guatemala. The University of Texas at San

Antonio, Dr. R.E.W. Adams, Director. (Field Director 1991) 1990 Associate Director. Kichpanha Project. Orange Walk District, Belize. University of Massachusetts,

Dr. L. Shaw, Director. 1989 General Project Director (Co-Directors: D. Potter and T.R. Hester). Colha Preclassic Project. Orange

Walk District, Belize. The University of Texas at Austin. 1988 Co-Director (w/A. Fox). Alamo Plaza Project. Director. The University of Texas at San Antonio

Summer Field School, San Antonio, Texas. 1987-88 Associate Director. Kichpanha Project. Orange Walk District, Belize. Trinity University, Dr. E.

Gibson and L. Shaw, Directors. 1987 Teaching Associate and Field Supervisor. 41ME34 Archaeological Project. Medina County, Texas.

the University of Texas at San Antonio Summer Field School, Dr. T.R. Hester, Director. 1983-87 Senior Staff and Operation Director. Rio Azul Project. NE Department of Peten, Guatemala. The

University of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. R.E.W. Adams, Director. 1979-87 Senior Staff Archaeologist: Operation Director, Site Survey, Mapping, and Material Culture Analyst.

Colha Project. Orange Walk District, Belize. the University of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. T.R. Hester and Dr. H.J. Shafer, Directors.

1983-86 Project Director and Guest Curator. Lower Pecos Project and Exhibit. Witte Museum, San Antonio,

Texas. 1982-83 Archaeological Consultant. Material Culture Analyst. Spanish Missions Project. San Antonio, Texas.

National Park Service. 1978 Staff Member: Survey and Mapping. Cerros Project. Corozal District, Belize. Southern Methodist

University, Dr. D. Freidel, Director. 1977 Teaching Assistant and Supervisor. St. Mary's Hall/Walker Ranch Project. Bexar County, Texas. The

University of Texas at San Antonio Summer Archaeological Field School. Dr. T.R. Hester, Director. 1976 Senior Staff. Baker Cave Project. Val Verde County, Texas. The University of Texas at San Antonio,

Dr. R.F. Heizer and Dr. T.R. Hester, Directors. Field Assistant and Laboratory Director. Gateway Project. Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico. The

University of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. R.E.W. Adams, Director; Dr. T.R. Hester, Chief Archaeologist.

1975-00 Cultural Resource Management Projects. Experience on more than 20 projects with duties ranging

from field crewmember to project director/principal investigator. Service to the University (Administrative, Committee, Advising/Counseling): 2005-09 Member, Parking & Traffic Appeals Panel, The University of Texas at Austin. 2005-08 Chair, Awards Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. 2007-08 Member, Borderlands Recruitment Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin.

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1992-08 Chair, Standing Committee for Archaeological Studies, College of Liberal Arts, The University of Texas at Austin.

Archaeological Studies Director for the Departments of Anthropology, Art History, Classics, and

Geography, The University of Texas at Austin. 2004-06 Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. 2003-04 Co-Chair, Archaeology Recruitment Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. 2000-04 Board Member, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin. 2001-03 Member, Archaeology Recruitment Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. 2000-03 Member, GSC Steering Committee, Department of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. 2001-02 Member, Colloquium Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin. 2000-01 Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. Mentor and Chair, Three Year (pre-Tenure) Review Committee for Prof. M. Franklin, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin. Mentor, Undergraduate Mentor Program (for two students), The University of Texas at Austin. 1999-01 Member, Executive Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin. 1993-01 Minority Liaison Officer, Institute of Latin American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. 1996-97 Member, GSC Steering Committee, Department of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. Member, University Foreign Fellowships Selection Committee, The University of Texas at Austin. Member, MLO Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin. 1995-97 Member, Executive Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin. 1993-97 Member, Graduate Studies Committee and Admissions, Institute of Latin American Studies, The

University of Texas at Austin. 1995-96 Member, Archaeology Recruitment Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas

at Austin. Member, Linguistics Recruitment Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas

at Austin. Member, Colloquia Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin. 1988-96 Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin 1993-95 Member, University Foreign Fellowships Selection Committee, The University of Texas at Austin. 1990-91 Member, "Diaspora" Committee; Department of Anthropology, the University of Texas at Austin. 1989-90 Minority Liaison Officer for the Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin. Member, Department Directions Committee; Department of Anthropology, the University of Texas at

Austin.

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1988-89 Member, Graduate Student Scholarships Committee; Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin.

Member, Archaeology Recruitment Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas

at Austin. Faculty Representative, "Scholar Open House", The University of Texas at Austin. 1976-77 President, The Anthropology Club at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Public Service (to the Nation, State, and Community): 2007 Member, Evaluation Panel for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs. Administered by the National Research Council. Washington, D.C. 2005 “Maya Archaeology: Practice and Findings.” Presentation to Fourth Grade Texas History class at

Highland Park Elementary, AISD. Austin, Texas. May. “The Earliest Texans: Paleoindian to Historic Groups.” Presentation to Fourth Grade Texas History

class at Highland Park Elementary, AISD. Austin, Texas. January. 2002-04 Member, Evaluation Panel for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs. Administered by the National Research Council. Washington, D.C. 2001 Introduction to the Discipline of Archaeology (workshop). Prepared for Central Catholic High School

visit to The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas. September. “Ancient Maya Pottery: Style, Form, and Meaning.” Presentation at Central Catholic High School. San

Antonio, Texas. August. 2000 Reading Mentor in “Real Men Do Read” for Odem Elementary School, Austin, Texas. 1993-96 Member, Evaluation Panel for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs. Administered by the National Research Council. Washington, D.C. 1993-95 Chair (1993), Audit Committee (member 1994-95), Texas Archeological Society. 1994 Archaeological Advisor, Eden Research Labs, Inc. San Antonio, Texas. 1993 Archaeological Advisor, Cash Can Foundation, San Antonio, Texas. 1982-87 Chair (1982, 1986), Field School Scholarship Committee (Member 1983-85, 1987), The Southern

Texas Archaeological Association. 1983-86 Project Director and Visiting Associate Curator, Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, Texas. 1984-85 Chairman, The Southern Texas Archaeological Association. 1983-84 Vice-Chairman, The Southern Texas Archaeological Association. 1982-83 Research Consultant, National Park Service, San Antonio, Texas. 1981-82 Program Chairman, The Southern Texas Archaeological Association. 1985 Steering Committee, Texas

Archeological Society Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas. 1978 Co-Chairman, Audio-Visuals section, Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Meeting, San

Antonio, Texas. 1977 Chairman, Constitution Revision Committee. The Southern Texas Archaeological Association. Other Professional Services:

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Articles Reviewed For: American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, Ancient Mesoamerica, Journal of Field Archaeology, The Journal of Military History

Book Manuscripts and Book Proposals Reviewed For: The University of Texas Press, University of

Florida Press, Blackwell Publishers, Prentice Hall, University of Alabama Press, Allyn & Bacon, Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Cambridge University Press

Grants Reviewed For: National Geographic Society, National Science Foundation, Wenner Gren

Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Ford Foundation/National Research Council.

Editorial Advisory Board: Annual Editions in Archaeology (1998-2008) Tenure Case/Promotion File Reviewed For: Louisiana State University, University of Arizona (2x) Films: Technical Advisor/Participant on a documentary, Atmospheres, “Destination Belize.” Produced

for the Weather Channel. Released, July 2001.

Technical Advisor/Participant on a documentary, Ancient Apocalypse: The Fall of Mayan Civilization. Produced through BBC for the Learning Channel. Released, 2001.

Technical Advisor/Participant on a documentary concerning excavations in Belize. Title: Kichpanha -

Anatomy of a Dig. Mosquito Bite Productions, Los Angeles, California. (1989) Special Honors: 2007 Invited participant for the First International Conference for the “Integrated History and Future of

people on Earth (IHOPE). Akita Prefecture, Japan. 2006 Invited participant for the “Taller Aqueologia de la Huasteca: Homenaje a Leonor Merino Carrion.”

Mexico city, Mexico. 2005 Invited participant for the “XV Encuentro Internacional: Los Investigadores de la Cultura Maya.”

Campeche, Mexico. 2003-04 Recipient “Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award”, The University of Texas at Austin. 2000 Invited participant for the “X Encuentro Internacional: Los Investigadores de la Cultura Maya.”

Campeche, Mexico. 1996 Taft Fellowship Lecturer, University of Cincinnati. 1991-92 Fulbright Fellowship to Guatemala, United States Information Service. 1989 Academic Specialist representative to the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History,

Tecucigalpa. Administered through the United States Information Service. 1979 Awarded, "Hidalgo de San Antonio de Bejar" for Historical Archaeological Research, San Antonio,

Texas. 1977-78 Included in "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges". Papers Presented: (* = at professional meetings) 2008 *(w/Buttles) ”Maya Ceramics: Typology, Analysis, and the Contributions of Jeremy Sabloff.”

Presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Vancouver. March. *(w/Kosakowsky, Sullivan, and Pring) “The Earliest Ceramics of Belize: A Comparative Analysis.”

Presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Vamcouver. March. *Discussant for the symposium: “Ten Years of Archaeological Research at the Ancient Centre of

Minanha.” Presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Vancouver. March.

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*(w/Buttles and Svlou) Tutorial --- A Holistic Approach to Process Improvement Using the People

CMM and CMMI-DEV: Technology, Process, People, and Culture, The Holistic Quadripartite. Presented at the 2008 Software Engineering Process Group Conference. Tampa.March,

* “G-103, A Preclassic Maya Temple at Rio Azul, Guatemala”. Presented at the 32nd Maya Meetings. The University of Texas at Austin. February 2007 (w/L. Thompson) “Ancient Mesoamerica: An Interactive 2-D and 3-D Venue.” Presented for Liberal

Arts ITS. The University of Texas at Austin. November. *(w/Grazioso) “Río Azul y el Bajo Azúcar, catorce anos después.” Paper prersented at the 2nd El

Salvador International Conference of Archaeology. San Salvador. October.

*“Archaeology in Northwest Belize: The programme for Belize Archaeological Project.” Presented at the Fifth Belize Archaeology Symposium. Belize City. July.

*(w/Sullivan and Houk) “Rethinking the Postclassic Northwest Belize.” Presented at the Fifth Belize

Archaeology Symposium. Belize City, Belize. July. *(w/Grazioso) “Exploraciones en el Bajo Azucar, Noreste del Peten, Guatemala.” Paper presented at the XXV International Congress of Mayistas. Merida. July.

*”With Your Permission Please: Archaeology and Research Opportunities in Belize, Central America” Invited paper for the SAA Board Sponsored Symposium – Central American Archaeology: Current Situation and Future Perspectives. Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Austin. April.

*(w/Reid) ”Postclassic Maya Ceramics at Colha: A Petrographic Analysis” Presented as an e-

symposium for the SAA and at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Austin. April.

*(w/Swink and Dangerfield) ”Maya Ceramic Experimental Archaeology in Belize: Solving the

Mystery of the Missing Maya Kilns” Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Austin. April.

*Prehistoric Mesoamerica and Environmental Correlations: Considerations for the Asia-Pacific

Region” Invited paper presented at the First International Conference for the “Integrated History and Future of people on Earth (IHOPE). Akita Prefecture, Japan. March.

“The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project and the Site of La Milpa.” Invited lecture for

student group at the La Milpa Field Station, Orange Walk, Belize. May–June. 2006 *(w/Grazioso) “Definiendo a los huastecos del preclasico.” Presented at the Taller Arqueologia de la

Huasteca – Homenaje a Leonor Merino Carrion. Coordinación Nacional de Arqueología, INAH, Mexico City, Mexico. September.

*”An Overview of 15 Seasons of Research in Northwest Belize: Old Ideas and New Findings of the

PfBAP. Presented at the Fourth Belize Archaeology Symposium. Belize City. July. *(w/Buttles) “Terminal Classic Events: Colha, Belize and the Central Maya Lowlands.” Presented at

the Fourth Belize Archaeology Symposium. Belize City, Belize. July. *(w/Sullivan and Houk) “The Terminal Classic in the Three Rivers Region.” . Presented at the Fourth

Belize Archaeology Symposium. Belize City, Belize. July. “Archaeological Research in NW Belize and the Programme for Belize.” Invited lectures for student

groups (2) at the La Milpa Field Station, Orange Walk, Belize. May–June.

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*Discussant for the symposium: “Archaeological Investigations at Chawak But’o’ob, A Late Classic Maya Escarpment Community in Northwestern Belize.” Presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Puert Rico. April.

*Discussant for the symposium: “Excavating Communities: Research from the Programme for Belize

Archaeological Project.” Presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Puerto Rico. April.

2005 *“Ceramica del Preclassico en las tierras bajas mayas: cronologia, metodologia y tipologia.” Paper

prepared for the XV Encuentro Internacional: Los Investigadores de la Cultural Maya. Campeche, Mexico. November.

*(w/Grazioso) “Exploraciones del Proyecto Arqueológico del Bajo Azúcar. Temporada de 2005”, Instituto de Antropología e Historia, Guatemala. November. *(w/Grazioso, Garcia, Pereira, and Ramos) “Rio Azul vuelto a visitar, Nuevo investigaciones y su

origen preclasico – temporada de 2005.” Paper presented at the Simposio de Arqueologia en Guatemala. Guatemala City. July.

*(w/Sullivan) “The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Recent Investigations.” Paper

presented at the Third Belize Archaeology Symposium. San Ignacio, Belize. July.

*(w/Sullivan) “The Late Preclassic to Early Classic Transition in the Three Rivers Region.” Paper presented at the Third Belize Archaeology Symposium. San Ignacio, Belize. July.

“Continuing Archaeological Research in the Rio Bravo Conservation & Management Area” Invited

lectures for student groups (3) at the La Milpa Field Station, Orange Walk, Belize. February–June. *(w/Sullivan) “Reflections on R.E. Smith's Influence: A perspective from northwestern Belize.” Paper

at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Salt Lake City, UT. April. *(w/Thompson) “Maya Potbellies: New Perspectives.” Paper at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Society

for American Archaeology. Salt Lake City, UT. April. 2004 *“Life and Livelihood of the Prehistoric Maya of Northwest Belize.” Paper presented at the Belize

Archaeological Symposium. Belize City. July. *(w/Buttles and Sullivan) “Early Classic Manifestations in Northern Belize.” Paper presented at the

Belize Archaeological Symposium. Belize City. July. “Recent Archaeological Research in the Rio Bravo Conservation & Management Area” Invited

lectures for student groups (3) and the Sierra Club (1) at the La Milpa Field Station, Orange Walk, Belize. February–June.

*(w/Sullivan) “A Regional Perspective on Ceramic Analysis.” Paper presented at the 69th Annual

Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Montreal, Canada. April. “Theory, Method, and Practice: Maya Archaeology in the 21st Century.” Paper presented to the

Houston Archaeological Society. Houston, TX. January. 2003 *(w/Sullivan) “NW Belize: A Regional Perspective on Culture History.” Paper presented at the Belize

Archaeological Symposium. Belize City. July. *(w/Adams, et al.) “Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: A History of Archaeological

Research.” Paper presented at the Belize Archaeological Symposium. Belize City. July. “Archaeological Research in the Three Rivers Region: Current Perspectives.” Invited lectures (2) for

student groups at the La Milpa Field Station, Orange Walk, Belize. June.

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*Chair, Chips Off the ‘Old’ Block: Papers in Honor of Thomas R. Hester. Symposium presented at the

68th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Milwaukee, WI. April. *(w/Buttles) “Colha and the Continuing Puzzle of Maya Origins.” Paper presented at the 68th Annual

Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Milwaukee, WI. April. *(w/Buttles) “Stone Tools and Beyond: An Introduction to ‘Chips Off the “Old” Block’.” Paper

presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Milwaukee, WI. April. *(w/Anthony and Buttles) “Material Culture and Lithic Dust: Colha in Context.” Paper presented at the

68th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Milwaukee, WI. April. “Classic Maya Collapse? Droughts and Other Dehydrated Ideas.” Paper presented at the meeting of the

Alamo Precolumbian Society. San Antonio, TX. April. “Negotiating Archaeology in the 21st Century: Logistics & Research in NW Belize.” Paper presented at

the meeting of the Travis County Archaeological Society. Austin, TX. March. “Negotiating Research: NW Belize Archaeology in the 21st Century.” Paper presented at the Texas

Archeological Research Laboratory Brown Bag Meeting. Austin, TX. January. 2002 *(w/Trachman) “The Identification and Role of Childhood Among the Ancient Maya.” Paper presented

at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C. New Orleans. November.

*(w/Sullivan and Houk) “ Structure Abandonment and Landscape Transformation: Examples from the

Three Rivers Region.” Paper presented at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C. New Orleans. November.

“The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Current Research.” Invited lectures (3) for the

Save the Rainforest participants, La Milpa Station, Orange Walk, Belize. June-August. *(w/Sullivan and Houk) “Terminal Classic Activities in Northwestern Belize.” Paper presented at the

67th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Denver, CO. March. 2001 *(w/Trachman) “Expressions of Childhood: Life and Death Among the Ancient Maya.” Paper

presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C. November.

“Recent Archaeological Research in NW Belize: Findings and Interpretations.” Invited paper presented to the Houston Archaeological Society. Houston, TX. August.

“The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Ancient Farming and Current Research.” Invited

lectures (4) for the Save the Rainforest participants, Orange Walk, Belize. June-August.

*Chair. Maya Political, Economic, and Social Organization: A Symposium in Honor of R. E. W. Adams’ Contributions. Symposium at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. New Orleans, LA. April. *“Five Decades of Archaeology with R. E. W. Adams.” Paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans. LA. April. *(w/Wagner) “Northeastern Mexico in the Formative Period.” Paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. New Orleans, LA. April.

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“Preclassic to Terminal Classic Maya Cultural History.” Invited lecture for the Continuing Education Program, Department of Art History, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. January.

2000 *“Estudios de patron de asentamiento en el noroeste de Belice: Implicaciones geopoliticas regionales.”

Invited paper for the X Encuentro Internacional: Los Invesigadores de la Cultura Maya. Campeche, Mexico. November.

*(w/Wagner) “Huastec Pottery from the Rio Grande Delta.” Paper presented at the Conferencia

Binacional Sobre Arqueologia del Noreste de Mexico y Sureste de los Estados Unidos. Reynosa, Mexico. November.

“Cognitive Archaeology: An Overview of Implications.” Invited lecture for Ant. 353, Archaeological

Analysis. Prof. James Neely, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. November. “Archaeological Logistics: Practical and Political.” Invited lecture for Ant. 324L, Doing Archaeology.

Prof. Thomas Hester, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. October. “Doing Archaeology in NE Peten, Guatemala and NW Belize.” Invited lecture for Ant. 324L, Doing

Archaeology. Prof. Thomas Hester, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. October. “The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Archaeological and Ecological Research.” Invited

lectures (5) for the Save the Rainforest participants, Orange Walk, Belize. June-August. *(w/Grazioso and Buttles). “Origenes y Surgimiento de Rio Azul, Peten.” Paper presented at the XIV

Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueologicas en Guatemala. Guatemala City. July. *(w/Sullivan and McDow). “Ceramicas Mayas Tempranas del Norte de Belice: Influencias Externas.”

Paper presented at the XIV Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueologicas en Guatemala. Guatemala City. July.

*(w/Trachman). “Macroblade Unifaces from Sta. Leticia: Reanalyzing Function.” Paper presented at

the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Philadelphia, PA. April. 1999 *Co-Organizer (w/Lohse) and Chair, Ancient Maya Commoners. Symposium presented at the 98th

Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Chicago, IL. November. *(w/Lohse) “Examining Ancient Maya Commoners Anew.” Paper presented at the 98th Annual

Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Chicago, IL. November *(w/Lohse). “Intra-Site Settlement Signatures and Implications for Late Classic Maya Commoner

Organization at Dos Hombres.” Paper prsented at the 98th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Chicago, IL. November.

“Cognitive Archaeology: Definitions.” Invited lecture for Ant. 353, Archaeological Analysis. Prof.

James Neely, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. November. “Mesoamerica: A Brief Review.” Invited lecture for Ant. 304/Ary. 301, Introduction to Prehistoric

Archaeology. Prof. Maria Franklin, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. October. “The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: An Overview.” Lecture presented to the Lakeway

Men’s Breakfast Club. Austin, TX. October. “The University of Texas and Archaeological Research in Belize, Central America.” Lecture presented

at the Institute of Latin American Studies, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. September.

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“The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Research Overview.” Invited lectures (5) for the Save the Rainforest participants. Orange Walk, Belize. June-August.

*(w/Adams and Adams). “Ideology of the Classic Maya at Rio Azul as Derived from Material

Culture.” Paper presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Chicago, IL. March.

*(w/Sullivan and Manning). “Old Problems, New Perspectives: Ceramic Analyses in the Northeast

Peten and North Belize.” Paper presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Chicago, IL. March.

1998 “Cognitive Archaeology: Theory and Practice.” Invited lecture for Ant. 353, Archaeological Analysis.

Prof. James Neely, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. November. “Maya Archaeology: Multiple Logistics.” Lecture presented at the Lakeway Men’s Breakfast Club.

Austin, TX. October. “The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: New Discoveries.” Lecture presented at the

Institute of Latin American Studies, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. September. *Organizer and Chair. Studies in Northern Belize Archaeology. Symposium presented at the 4th

Congreso Internacional de Mayistas. Antigua, Guatemala. August. *(w/Scarborough, Dunning, and Sullivan). “Ancient Maya Soil and Water Use in Northwestern

Belize.” Paper presented at the 4th Congreso Internacional de Mayistas. Antigua, Guatemala. August. “The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: The Origins and Development of Maya

Civilization.” Lectures (6) for the Save the Rainforest participants. Orange Walk, Belize. June-Aug. *(w/Dunning and Scarborough). “Temple Mountains, Sacred Lakes, and Fertile Fields: Ancient Maya

Landscapes in NW Belize.” Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeolology. Seattle, WA. March.

1997 "Colha and the Ancient Maya: Reflections in Pottery." Invited presentation for the "Craftsmen to the

Kings" Exhibit. Texas Memorial Museum. November. “Cognitive Archaeology: A Review.” Invited lecture for Ant. 353, Archaeological Analysis. Prof.

James Neely, Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. November. "The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Interfacing Archaeology and Public Interest.”

Lectures (5) for the Save the Rainforest participants and Teacher Workshops (2). June-Aug. "Ancient Maya Ceramic Chronology." and "The Classic Maya Demise." Two invited lectures for the Chan Chich Archaeological Project. Belize. June.

*(w/Adams, Scarborough, Walling, and Dunning). "The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: A Historical Overview." Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Nashville, TN. April.

1996 "Innovative Approaches in Maya Archaeology." Invited paper presented at the meeting of the Houston

Archaeological Society. November. “Cognitive Archaeology.” Invited lecture for Ant. 353, Archaeological Analysis. Prof. James Neely,

Dept. of Anthropology, The Univ. of Texas at Austin. November. *"Traditional Medicine and Archaeology." Presented at the International Congress of Folk and Traditional Medicine. Corpus Christi, TX. August.

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"The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Field and Lab. Research, 1996." Lectures (6) for the Save the Rainforest Groups, La Milpa Research Station, Orange Walk, District, Belize. June-Aug.

Collapse or Demise? The Classic Maya of Northwestern Belize." Invited Taft Fellowship Lecture, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. May.

*(w/Dunning, S. Beach, T. Beach, and Hughbanks). "Ancient Maya Soil Use and Abuse: Pedo-Archaeological Investigations in the Programme for Belize." Paper presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. New Orleans, LA. April.

*(w/Sullivan) "Late Preclassic Maya Ceramic Traditions in the Early Classic of Northwestern Belize."

Paper presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. New Orleans, LA. April.

"Classic Maya Civilization: Collapse or Demise?" Invited presentation for the Archaeological Institute

of America, Austin Chapter, Austin, TX. January. 1995 (w/Adams) "The PFB Archaeological Project 1992-1994: A Summary." Paper presented at the First International Symposium on Maya Archaeology. Sponsored by the Department of Archaeology, San Ignacio, Belize. June.

"The Programme for Belize Archaeological Project: Archaeology and Ecotourism.” Lectures (4) for the Save the Rainforest participants, Orange Walk District, Belize. June-July

*Co-Chair (w/Adams) Maya Economic and Political Integration: A Perspective from Northwestern Belize. Symposium presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, MN. May. *(w/Scarborough and Dunning) "An Accretive Model of Land-Water Use for the Ancient Maya of Northwestern Belize." Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, MN. May. 1994 *"The Earliest Maya in Current Contexts." Paper presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society

for American Archaeology, Anaheim, CA. April. *(w/Pohl et al.) "Maize Agriculture in Mesoamerica: the Lowland Maya Case." Paper presented at the

59th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Anaheim, CA. April. *(w/Reese-Taylor et al.) "Evidence for a Symbolic Ballcourt at Cerros." Paper presented at the 59th

Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Anaheim, CA. April. "The Programme for Belize Project and Maya Civilization." Lectures (6) for the Save the Rainforest

participants and the School for Field Studies (2), Orange Walk District, Belize. July/August. 1993 *"Preclassic Maya Architecture in NE Peten, Guatemala." Paper prepared for the American

Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. November. "Pyramids of Plenty." Presentation for the Brown Bag Session, Texas Archeological Research

Laboratory, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, The University of Texas at Austin. October. Organizer and Chairperson, for the Working Group: Ancient Maya Environment and Agriculture.

Institute for Latin American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. Discussant for the symposium: Emerging Complexity at the Maya Site of Kichpanaha, Belize.

Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. St. Louis, MO. April.

*(w/Reese-Taylor and Meskill) "Innovation and Continuity in Preclassic Ceramic Production." Paper presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. St. Louis, MO. April.

“Trials and Triumphs: Fieldwork in the Maya lowlands.” Paper presented at the meeting of the U.T.

Anthropological Society. Austin. February.

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1992 *"El Preclasico y el Protoclasico: Una Vista desde Belice." Paper prepared for the Tercero Foro de Arqueologia de Chiapas. Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. November.

Organizer and Chairperson of the symposium: "The University of Texas in Maya Archaeology." 63rd

Annual Meeting of the Texas Archeological Society, Corpus Christi, TX. October. (w/Adams) "The University of Texas in Maya Archaeology: A Review of the Projects." Paper

presented 63rd Annual Meeting of the Texas Archeological Society, Corpus Christi, TX. October. (w/Hughbanks and Houk) "Settlement survey in NE Peten and NW Belize: Progress and Prospects."

Paper presented 63rd Annual Meeting of the Texas Archeological Society, Corpus Christi, TX. October.

"The Role of Chipped Stone Studies in Maya-land." Presented at the Work Session and Symposium on

Lithic Classification. J.J. Pickle Research Campus, The University of Texas at Austin. October. "Fieldwork and Fieldlife in the Maya Lowlands." Paper presented at the meeting of the Travis County

Archeological Society, Austin, TX. October. *"Del Clasico Terminal al Postclasico en Colha." Paper presented at the Segundo Congreso de

Mayistas, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. August. *(w/Masson) "Estrategias Diferentes en el Uso del Ambiente entre los Poblaciones Clasicos y Postclasicos en Laguna Honey Camp, Belice." Paper presented at the Segundo Congreso de Mayistas, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. August. "Maya Civilization: Its Origin and Demise." Paper presented at the meeting of the Houston

Archaeological Society, Houston, TX. August.

*"Late Preclassic Architecture and Ritual at Rio Azul, Peten, Guatemala." Paper read at the Society for 57th American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. April.

1991 *"El Preclasico Tardio en El Area Maya: Un Introduccion." Paper presented at the Segundo Foro del

Arqueologia de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. November. *(w/Meskill) "El Protoclasico Maya." Paper presented at the Segundo Foro del Arqueologia de Chiapas. Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. November. "Maya Culture History" (2 sessions). Presented to the Peace Corps, Antigua, Guatemala. October. "Archaeology in Peten, Guatemala." Paper presented to the Treckers Club, Guatemala. September. (w/Jacob and Jones) "The Development of Ancient Maya Agriculture and the Collapse of Maya

Civilization." Paper prepared for the Maya Sustainability Conference, Riverside, CA. August. *"The Ceramics of Colha: New Insights." Paper presented at the International Congress of

Americanists, New Orleans, LA. July. Invited as a Major Participant in the Third Maya Ceramics Conference, San Ignacio, Belize. July. *(w/Buttles) "G-103: A Late Preclassic Monumental Structure at Rio Azul, Guatemala." Paper read at

the Society for American Archaeology 56th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April. *"Ancient Maya Subsistence Technology and the Development of Civilization." Presented at the

Language, Culture, and Society in the Americas Conference, Merida, Venezuela. February. 1990 "Recent Archaeology in Guatemala and Belize." Invited presentation to the Houston Archeological

Society, Houston, TX. September. *"G-103: Una Estructura Preclassic Tardia en Rio Azul." Paper presented at the IV Simposio de

Arqueologia Guatemalteca, Guatemala City. July.

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*"El Proyecto Regional Ixcanrio: Un Resumen." Presented at the IV Simposio de Arquelogio Guatemalteca, Guatemala City. July.

*(w/Bamforth and Reese) "Ethical Archaeology and Archaeological Ethics." Paper read at the Society for American Archaeology 55th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. April.

1989 *"Los Pimeros Mayas de las Tierras Bajas: Interpretaciones Recientes." Plenary Address given at the

V Seminario de Arquelogia Hondurena, Copan Ruinas, Honduras. June. *"La Decadencia de la Civilizacion Clasica Maya: Evidencias de las Tierras Bajas Centrales." Paper presented at the V Seminario de Arquelogia Hondurena, Copan Ruinas, Honduras. June. "The Logistics of Archaeological Fieldwork in the Maya Lowlands." Presented at the Houston

Archaeological Society Meeting, Houston, TX. April. "Non-Traditional Academics for Hispanics.: Presented in the seminar: "Networking: The Power of

Positive Politics: of the conference: "Success '89: Building Unity Through Diversity" held at The University of Texas at Austin. April.

1988 (w/Mock) "Prehistoric Saltmaking in Belize." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas

Archaeological Society. Houston, TX. October. *"The Development and Decline of Ancient Maya Civilization." Paper presented at the Society for the

Study of Psychiatry and Culture Annual Meeting, New Braunfels, TX. September. 1984-86 Lectures and presentations (approx. 15) to various civic groups in south and central Texas on Lower

Pecos archaeology (for the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX). 1985 "Procedures and a Demonstration of Stone Tool Technology." Presented at the Alliance Meeting of the

University of Texas, Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX. February. *(w/Mock) "Early Postclassic Settlements at Colha, Belize: Problems in Ceramic Typology and

Chronology." Paper read at the Society for American Archaeology 50th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. May.

*Seminar Leader at the Conference of World Historians. Topic: Technology in World History.

Seminar: "Technology and the Ancient Maya." Aspen, CO. June. "The Witte Museum's Lower Pecos Project and Exhibit: A Status Report." Read at the Quarterly

Meeting of the Southern Texas Archaeological Association, San Antonio, TX. July. Seminar Leader; "Texas Coastal Bend Archaeology." Texas Archeological Society Annual Meeting,

San Antonio, TX. November. *"Ceramic Studies from Colha, Belize: An Interim Statement, 1985." Paper read at the 1985 Maya

Ceramic Conference, Washington, D.C. December. *(w/Reese) "Report on the Ceramics from Kichpanha, Belize." Paper read at the 1985 Maya Ceramic

Conference, Washington, D.C. December. 1984 *"The Xe Sphere: A Consideration of the Early to Middle Preclassic Transition in the Maya

Lowlands." Paper prepared for the Society for American Archaeology 49th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. April.

*(w/Reese) "Prehistoric Ceramics at Kichpanha, Northern Belize." Paper read at the Society for

American Archaeology 49th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. April. 1983 *(w/Carbone) "Culture and Climate in the Circum-Caribbean Area." Paper read at the Society for

American Archaeology 48th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. April. 1982 (w/Potter) "Recent Developments at Colha: the Preclassic." Paper read at the Quarterly Meeting of the

Southern Texas Archaeological Association, San Antonio, TX. January.

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*Organizer and Chairperson of the symposium: "Archaeology in Northern Belize." 47th Annual

Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, MN. April. *(w/Kosakowsky) "The Ceramics of Northern Belize: Changing Patterns of Interaction and

Economics." Paper read at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, MN. April.

*(w/Kosakowsky) "Rethinking the Northern Belize Formative Ceramic Chronology." Paper read at the

47th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, MN. April. *(w/Potter) "The Chert Assemblage from Copan, Honduras." Paper presented at the Second Maya

Lithic Conference, San Antonio, TX. October. 1981 *"The Obsidian Artifacts of Copan, Honduras: A Preliminary Statement." Paper presented at the

Simposio, La Obsidiana en Mesoamerica, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. January. *(w/Adams) "The Ceramics of Colha After Three Seasons (1979-1981)." Paper read at the Society for

American Archaeology 46th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. April. 1980 (w/Selsor and Adams) "Summary of the Ceramic Sequence of Colha, Belize." Paper read at the

Quarterly Meeting of the Southern Texas Archaeological Association, San Antonio, TX. April. *(w/Adams) "The Ceramics of Colha, 1979-1980 Seasons." Paper read at the Society for American

Archaeology 45th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. May. 1979 "Ceramics at Colha." Presented at the Quarterly Meeting of the Southern Texas Archaeological Association, San Antonio, TX. April. Society Memberships: American Anthropological Association Sigma Xi Society for American Archaeology Society for Historical Archaeology Southern Texas Archaeological Association Texas Archeological Society Tikal Association References: Provided upon request. Archaeology-Related Business Activities: 1998-2007 Secretary. Center for Archaeological and Tropical Studies. R. E. W. Adams, Director. Non-profit

research unit. San Antonio, Texas. 2000-2002 Co-owner (w/S. Nash). Archaeological and Cultural Services Group (ACSG). A Cultural Resource

Management (CRM) firm. Austin, Texas. 1994-1996 Co-owner (w/B. Houk and M. Davis). Macaw Consulting Services. A Cultural Resource Management

(CRM) firm. Austin, Texas. 1993-1996 Founder/Co-owner. Eden Research Labs., A Multidisciplinary Research Corporation. San Antonio,

Texas