Mixteca Alta Formative Project

Mixteca Alta Formative Project (2003–present) is an archaeological project directed by Andrew Balkansky that focuses on the Mixtec of Oaxaca, Mexico. The project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation,[1] the National Geographic Society, and the H. John Heinz III Fund,[2] seeks to understand Mixtec origins and their transition to urbanism.[3] Excavations are currently taking place at the ancient site of Tayata.[4][5]

Further reading

Articles

The Mixtec. Pre-Classic, Classic, and Post-Classic Sites are represented by triangles, circles, and squares, respectively.

Theses and Dissertations

References

  1. Sun, Min. 2007. "Archaeology Project in Mexico Wins NSF support." Southern Illinois University-Carondale News. Accessed 17 October 2010.
  2. University of Pittsburgh. 2007. Heinz Grant Program for Latin American Archaeology. (Award on page inadvertently misspelled awardee's name "Balansky" in lieu of "Balkansky"). Accessed 17 October 2010.
  3. Andrew K. Balkansky Academic Home Page. 2010. Accessed 14 October 2010.
  4. Drye, Willie. 2008. Earliest Mixtec Cremations Found; Show Elite Ate Dog. National Geographic News (online). Accessed 14 October 2010.
  5. Duncan, William N., Andrew K. Balkansky, Kimberly Crawford, Heather A. Lapham, Nathan J. Meissner. 2008. Human Cremation in Mexico 3,000 Years Ago. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (14):5315-5320.
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