Juan Muñiz
Biographic Data
| ID | 230145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Juan Muñiz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Juan |
| FAMILY NAME | Muñiz |
| SIGNATURE | MUÑIZ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pontifical University of Salamanca |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6523-0710 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
When Representation Becomes Responsibility: How Identity Alignment in Teaching Increases Faculty Workload
At Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions (HSIs/MSIs), where students are often commuters, first generation, and come from working-class immigrant families, faculty play a central role not only in instruction but also in providing emotional and instrumental support. In this article, I pair my testimonio alongside interviews with former students to examine how identity alignment between faculty and students—specifically as a young Lati…
Pulse of the Past: A ground stone tools perspective on the significance of legumes at the Pre Pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin (Jordan)
Ground stone tools are considered prime evidence for exploring significant aspects of prehistoric societies, particularly concerning plant food processing. For this reason, studying their use can reveal relevant clues concerning the modes of exploitation of specific plants and highlight local and shared culinary practices. This paper presents the first functional study of the ground stone tools from the Pre Pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin in …
Architecture in Kharaysin from the late PPNA to the middle PPNB
The study of the architectural remains discovered at the Early Neolithic site of Kharaysin (Zarqa, Jordan) casts light on the evolution of building techniques in the Jordan Highlands from the late 10th millennium, at the end of the PPNA, to the mid-8th millennium cal BC, during the Middle PPNB. Five main architectural levels are identified. Oval sunken dwellings were built at the end of 10th and the beginning of the 9th millennia cal BC. In ca. 8…
Exploitation and consumption of legumes during the Early Neolithic at Kharaysin, Jordan
This paper investigates the evolution of plant exploitation practices during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) period in the southern Levant, with the particular focus on the exploitation of legumes. We analyse the archaeobotanical assemblages from the PPN site of Kharaysin, in Jordan (9000–6800 cal bce ), which have yielded a significant assemblage totalling 6,807 plant remains. The results show that legumes including Vicia narbonensis (Narbon vet…
Locals, Newcomers, and Longtimers: How Business Owners Navigate Culture and Commerce in Gentefying Barrios of Southern California
Gentefication or gentrification by “the people” in Spanish is a term to describe Latinx-led commercial gentrification. This area of study has focused on displacement involving the loss of businesses, pushing out residents, and activist movements due to their neighborhoods’ threat of loss. Our research takes a different approach by solely focusing on business owners as the main drivers and participants in the gentefication of two Mexican-majority …
Commercial Gentefication as Occupational Activism: How Business Owners Work to Preserve Latinx Barrios in Southern California
This article examines how small business owners in gentrifying working-class Mexican-majority barrios (neighborhoods) in Southern California engage in occupational activism, using their businesses as platforms to benefit others outside of their workplace. Through interviews and field research, we address the following: What types of occupational activism occur among business owners in Latinx barrios ? And how do business owners navigate the dilem…
Rights amidst commercial gentrification: A comparative case study of Latinx business zones in Chicago and Santa Ana
Gentrification in commercial districts of Latinx communities is raising debates among local stakeholders about how to best pursue revitalization. Through a comparative case study, we examine these debates in the context of the Right to the City and gentefication. How do stakeholders in two Latinx commercial districts envision revitalization projects amidst ongoing gentrification? We analyze the perspectives and policies of non-profit staff, busin…
The Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B in The Southern Levant: Contributions from Tell Qarassa North (Sweida, Syria) and Kharaysin (Zarqa, Jordan)
During the last twenty years, several archaeological sites with occupation levels attributed to the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B have been excavated in the southern Levant, filling the previous information gap. Our excavations at Tell Qarassa North (Sweida, Syria) and Kharaysin (Zarqa, Jordan), with EPPNB occupations dated from ca. 8600 to 8200 cal. BC, have contributed to the renewal of our knowledge of the PPNB in the southern area of the Fert…
Discriminating dietary behaviour between wild and domestic goats using dental microwear texture: First results from a modern reference set and early Neolithic goat exploitation in the southern Levant
Current evidence supports the idea that animal domestication occurred in multiple loci and at different time periods throughout the Near East rather than according to a single origin. In this scenario, the southern Levant is being increasingly considered as another presumed primary centre of goat domestication, alongside eastern Anatolia and the Zagros. Assessing the status (i.e. wild or domestic) of this animal in this region, however, is hamper…
Conflict and Co-Specialization on Calle Cuatro: How Placemakers Navigate Ethnic Branding
Geochemical and spectroscopic approach to the characterization of earliest cremated human bones from the Levant (PPNB of Kharaysin, Jordan)
Transforming the ancestors: Early evidence of fire-induced manipulation on human bones in the Near East from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B of Kharaysin (Jordan)
Flint 'figurines' from the Early Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan
During the Early Neolithic in the Near East, particularly from the mid ninth millennium cal BC onwards, human iconography became more widespread. Explanations for this development, however, remain elusive. This article presents a unique assemblage of flint artefacts from the Middle Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (eighth millennium BC) site of Kharaysin in Jordan. Contextual, morphological, statistical and use-wear analyses of these artefacts suggest tha…
Revealing early villages – Pseudo‐3D ERT geophysical survey at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan
Electric resistivity tomography (ERT) prospection conducted at the Pre‐Pottery Neolithic site at Kharaysin, Jordan, building on previous surface prospection and excavation, found a number of new sub‐surface anomalies. Subsequent excavations determined that the anomalies corresponded with the stone walls of habitation structures and possibly terrace walls. These features covered large areas of the site slope, inclusive of clustered settlement stru…
Dolmen 317 and Its Hidden Burial: An Early Bronze Age I Megalithic Tomb from Jebel al-Mutawwaq (Jordan)
The article presents the results of the 2013 Spanish-Italian Archaeological Expedition to Jebel al-Mutawwaq, an Early Bronze Age I village and dolmen field along the Middle Wadi az-Zarqa Valley (Jordan). In particular, this article focuses on the discovery of a burial hidden inside a well-preserved dolmen comprising an entire adult skeleton. The pottery sherds and two large scrapers, found as funerary gifts, date the burial to the EB I, identical…
Flint 'figurines' from the Early Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan
During the Early Neolithic in the Near East, particularly from the mid ninth millennium cal BC onwards, human iconography became more widespread. Explanations for this development, however, remain elusive. This article presents a unique assemblage of flint artefacts from the Middle Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (eighth millennium BC) site of Kharaysin in Jordan. Contextual, morphological, statistical and use-wear analyses of these artefacts suggest tha…
Revealing early villages – Pseudo‐3D ERT geophysical survey at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan
Electric resistivity tomography (ERT) prospection conducted at the Pre‐Pottery Neolithic site at Kharaysin, Jordan, building on previous surface prospection and excavation, found a number of new sub‐surface anomalies. Subsequent excavations determined that the anomalies corresponded with the stone walls of habitation structures and possibly terrace walls. These features covered large areas of the site slope, inclusive of clustered settlement stru…
Transforming the ancestors: Early evidence of fire-induced manipulation on human bones in the Near East from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B of Kharaysin (Jordan)
Geochemical and spectroscopic approach to the characterization of earliest cremated human bones from the Levant (PPNB of Kharaysin, Jordan)
The Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B in The Southern Levant: Contributions from Tell Qarassa North (Sweida, Syria) and Kharaysin (Zarqa, Jordan)
During the last twenty years, several archaeological sites with occupation levels attributed to the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B have been excavated in the southern Levant, filling the previous information gap. Our excavations at Tell Qarassa North (Sweida, Syria) and Kharaysin (Zarqa, Jordan), with EPPNB occupations dated from ca. 8600 to 8200 cal. BC, have contributed to the renewal of our knowledge of the PPNB in the southern area of the Fert…
Discriminating dietary behaviour between wild and domestic goats using dental microwear texture: First results from a modern reference set and early Neolithic goat exploitation in the southern Levant
Current evidence supports the idea that animal domestication occurred in multiple loci and at different time periods throughout the Near East rather than according to a single origin. In this scenario, the southern Levant is being increasingly considered as another presumed primary centre of goat domestication, alongside eastern Anatolia and the Zagros. Assessing the status (i.e. wild or domestic) of this animal in this region, however, is hamper…
Conflict and Co-Specialization on Calle Cuatro: How Placemakers Navigate Ethnic Branding
Exploitation and consumption of legumes during the Early Neolithic at Kharaysin, Jordan
This paper investigates the evolution of plant exploitation practices during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) period in the southern Levant, with the particular focus on the exploitation of legumes. We analyse the archaeobotanical assemblages from the PPN site of Kharaysin, in Jordan (9000–6800 cal bce ), which have yielded a significant assemblage totalling 6,807 plant remains. The results show that legumes including Vicia narbonensis (Narbon vet…
Locals, Newcomers, and Longtimers: How Business Owners Navigate Culture and Commerce in Gentefying Barrios of Southern California
Gentefication or gentrification by “the people” in Spanish is a term to describe Latinx-led commercial gentrification. This area of study has focused on displacement involving the loss of businesses, pushing out residents, and activist movements due to their neighborhoods’ threat of loss. Our research takes a different approach by solely focusing on business owners as the main drivers and participants in the gentefication of two Mexican-majority …
Dolmen 317 and Its Hidden Burial: An Early Bronze Age I Megalithic Tomb from Jebel al-Mutawwaq (Jordan)
The article presents the results of the 2013 Spanish-Italian Archaeological Expedition to Jebel al-Mutawwaq, an Early Bronze Age I village and dolmen field along the Middle Wadi az-Zarqa Valley (Jordan). In particular, this article focuses on the discovery of a burial hidden inside a well-preserved dolmen comprising an entire adult skeleton. The pottery sherds and two large scrapers, found as funerary gifts, date the burial to the EB I, identical…
Revealing early villages – Pseudo‐3D ERT geophysical survey at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan
Electric resistivity tomography (ERT) prospection conducted at the Pre‐Pottery Neolithic site at Kharaysin, Jordan, building on previous surface prospection and excavation, found a number of new sub‐surface anomalies. Subsequent excavations determined that the anomalies corresponded with the stone walls of habitation structures and possibly terrace walls. These features covered large areas of the site slope, inclusive of clustered settlement stru…
Geochemical and spectroscopic approach to the characterization of earliest cremated human bones from the Levant (PPNB of Kharaysin, Jordan)
Transforming the ancestors: Early evidence of fire-induced manipulation on human bones in the Near East from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B of Kharaysin (Jordan)
Flint 'figurines' from the Early Neolithic site of Kharaysin, Jordan
During the Early Neolithic in the Near East, particularly from the mid ninth millennium cal BC onwards, human iconography became more widespread. Explanations for this development, however, remain elusive. This article presents a unique assemblage of flint artefacts from the Middle Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (eighth millennium BC) site of Kharaysin in Jordan. Contextual, morphological, statistical and use-wear analyses of these artefacts suggest tha…
Discriminating dietary behaviour between wild and domestic goats using dental microwear texture: First results from a modern reference set and early Neolithic goat exploitation in the southern Levant
Current evidence supports the idea that animal domestication occurred in multiple loci and at different time periods throughout the Near East rather than according to a single origin. In this scenario, the southern Levant is being increasingly considered as another presumed primary centre of goat domestication, alongside eastern Anatolia and the Zagros. Assessing the status (i.e. wild or domestic) of this animal in this region, however, is hamper…
Conflict and Co-Specialization on Calle Cuatro: How Placemakers Navigate Ethnic Branding
Rights amidst commercial gentrification: A comparative case study of Latinx business zones in Chicago and Santa Ana
Gentrification in commercial districts of Latinx communities is raising debates among local stakeholders about how to best pursue revitalization. Through a comparative case study, we examine these debates in the context of the Right to the City and gentefication. How do stakeholders in two Latinx commercial districts envision revitalization projects amidst ongoing gentrification? We analyze the perspectives and policies of non-profit staff, busin…
The Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B in The Southern Levant: Contributions from Tell Qarassa North (Sweida, Syria) and Kharaysin (Zarqa, Jordan)
During the last twenty years, several archaeological sites with occupation levels attributed to the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B have been excavated in the southern Levant, filling the previous information gap. Our excavations at Tell Qarassa North (Sweida, Syria) and Kharaysin (Zarqa, Jordan), with EPPNB occupations dated from ca. 8600 to 8200 cal. BC, have contributed to the renewal of our knowledge of the PPNB in the southern area of the Fert…
Architecture in Kharaysin from the late PPNA to the middle PPNB
The study of the architectural remains discovered at the Early Neolithic site of Kharaysin (Zarqa, Jordan) casts light on the evolution of building techniques in the Jordan Highlands from the late 10th millennium, at the end of the PPNA, to the mid-8th millennium cal BC, during the Middle PPNB. Five main architectural levels are identified. Oval sunken dwellings were built at the end of 10th and the beginning of the 9th millennia cal BC. In ca. 8…
Exploitation and consumption of legumes during the Early Neolithic at Kharaysin, Jordan
This paper investigates the evolution of plant exploitation practices during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) period in the southern Levant, with the particular focus on the exploitation of legumes. We analyse the archaeobotanical assemblages from the PPN site of Kharaysin, in Jordan (9000–6800 cal bce ), which have yielded a significant assemblage totalling 6,807 plant remains. The results show that legumes including Vicia narbonensis (Narbon vet…
Locals, Newcomers, and Longtimers: How Business Owners Navigate Culture and Commerce in Gentefying Barrios of Southern California
Gentefication or gentrification by “the people” in Spanish is a term to describe Latinx-led commercial gentrification. This area of study has focused on displacement involving the loss of businesses, pushing out residents, and activist movements due to their neighborhoods’ threat of loss. Our research takes a different approach by solely focusing on business owners as the main drivers and participants in the gentefication of two Mexican-majority …
Commercial Gentefication as Occupational Activism: How Business Owners Work to Preserve Latinx Barrios in Southern California
This article examines how small business owners in gentrifying working-class Mexican-majority barrios (neighborhoods) in Southern California engage in occupational activism, using their businesses as platforms to benefit others outside of their workplace. Through interviews and field research, we address the following: What types of occupational activism occur among business owners in Latinx barrios ? And how do business owners navigate the dilem…
When Representation Becomes Responsibility: How Identity Alignment in Teaching Increases Faculty Workload
At Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions (HSIs/MSIs), where students are often commuters, first generation, and come from working-class immigrant families, faculty play a central role not only in instruction but also in providing emotional and instrumental support. In this article, I pair my testimonio alongside interviews with former students to examine how identity alignment between faculty and students—specifically as a young Lati…
Pulse of the Past: A ground stone tools perspective on the significance of legumes at the Pre Pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin (Jordan)
Ground stone tools are considered prime evidence for exploring significant aspects of prehistoric societies, particularly concerning plant food processing. For this reason, studying their use can reveal relevant clues concerning the modes of exploitation of specific plants and highlight local and shared culinary practices. This paper presents the first functional study of the ground stone tools from the Pre Pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin in …
Geography (10 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Pottery (7 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (6 works) · History (6 works) · Excavation (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works)