G Pereira
Biographic Data
| ID | 71128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Pereira |
| GIVEN NAMES | G |
| FAMILY NAME | Pereira |
| SIGNATURE | PEREIRA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0984-2939 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 114 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Production of metates in central Mexico: Techniques (know-how) and chaine operatoire of a traditional lithic craft in Turícuaro (Michoacán, Mexico)
International audience
Teotihuacan site 19: N1W5: Mortuary and oxygen isotope evidence for a Michoacan affiliation
Site E19 (19:N1W5), near Tlailotlacan, the “Zapotec Barrio” of Teotihuacan, contains evidence of both Tlailotlacan and Michoacan affiliation. To verify and better understand the Michoacan relationship, 22 enamel and 19 bone samples from five E19-affiliated burials were analyzed to determine their oxygen isotope compositions, which provide an indication of an individual's area of residence when that particular tissue was forming. Because prismatic…
Presentación / Présentation
En este nuevo número de la revista TRACE se publican tres artículos que ilustran algunos de los nuevos ejes de la investigación francesa en México y América Central. Si bien estos trabajos se insertan en una larga tradición de arqueología mesoamericanista, impulsada desde 1960 por la antigua Mission Archéologique et Ethnologique Française au Mexique (MAEFM), y consolidada desde el inicio de la década de 1980 por el Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y …
Special Section Introduction: Introducing Zacapu archaeology and the Uacusecha project
According to Purepecha oral tradition, the ancestors of the Uacusecha dynasty that ruled Michoacan at the beginning of the sixteenth century began their epic in the Zacapu region. The importance of this region also lies in the research carried out since the early 1980s that led to the elaboration of a regional sequence outlining the trajectory of pre-Hispanic societies centuries before the emergence of the Tarascan state.New research carried out …
Nueva perspectiva sobre el sistema de organización territorial epiclásico en la región de Zacapu, Michoacán
El período de aproximadamente tres siglos (600–900 d.C.), que corresponde al epiclásico, fue el escenario de una notable expansión de los asentamientos en la cuenca de Zacapu y sus alrededores. Si bien la zona parecía carecer de núcleos monumentales mayores equivalentes a los que se conocían en las regiones vecinas del Bajío o del sur de las tierras altas michoacanas, los trabajos recientes en la parte noroeste del Malpaís de Zacapu cambian esta …
Holocene volcanic eruptions of the Malpaís de Zacapu and its pre-Hispanic settlement history
The Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field (MGVF) hosts >1,400 monogenetic structures younger than 5 Ma. Here we focus on the Malpaís de Zacapu Late Holocene cluster located in the western part of the Zacapu lacustrine basin, situated in the heart of native Purepecha province. The Malpaís de Zacapu comprises four distinct eruptions: the Infiernillo lava flow emitted at ~1450 b.c.; Malpaís Las Víboras, a purely effusive eruption at ~1000 b.c.; the Ca…
Present Use and Production of Metates and Molcajetes in Turícuaro (Michoacán, Mexico): Deciphering the Evolution of Food Preparation Practices
International audience
Sobre Guilhem Olivier, Ximena Chávez Balderas y Dídac Santos-Fita, A la búsqueda del significado del uso ritual de mandíbulas humanas y animales en Mesoamérica. Un estudio interdisciplinario
Reseña sobre Guilhem Olivier, Ximena Chávez Balderas y Dídac Santos-Fita. 2019. A la búsqueda del significado del uso ritual de mandíbulas humanas y animales en Mesoamérica. Un estudio interdisciplinario. México: Secretaría de Cultura, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Dynamics of pre-Hispanic human settlements in the northern Mesoamerican fringe: Contribution of the Study of Variation Based on Tooth Internal Structure
The western Mesoamerica was the place of several human displacements and cultural exchanges. During the Middle Postclassic Period (1200-1450 AD), in the Zacapu basin (located in the NW of the actual state of Michoacán), large urban centers developed, resulting in an increase of the human population. Some hypotheses link this demographic growth to the arrival and the settlement of a new population and likely contributed to the development of these…
Contribution of the calvaria bones thickness arrangements to the diagnosis and the differentiation of artificial cranial modifications in pre-Hispanic West Mesoamerican populations
Identifying and differentiating artificial cranial modifications (ACM) is of major concern for (bio)archaeologists as such information can shed light on the social and/or cultural identity of an individual. Yet, this remains challenging as archaeological contexts are rarely suitable to an excellent preservation of bones. It has been proposed that under mechanical constraints such as in ACM, the growth of the brain is constrained in certain direct…
Evaluating the efficiency of isolated calvaria bones shape changes in the identification and differentiation of artificial cranial modification techniques among pre-Hispanic western and central Mesoam…
Effects of muscle strength training in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome. Systematic review
During menopause, the risk of developing metabolic syndrome increases exponentially because of hormonal changes and old age. The aim is to perform a systematic review of randomized clinical trials to the effects of muscle strength training on the different parameters of the metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women. A systematic review of the literature was performed in Pubmed, ScienDirect and SportDiscus using the words: Resistance training and…
Testing Web Mapping and Active Learning to Approach Lidar Data
After acquiring 91 km 2 of lidar data from the Zacapu region, West Mexico, we confronted a series of issues that most archaeologists using this technology face. These include the large volume of data available, the limited training of potential “analysts,” the difficult development of a collective mapping tool and protocol, and the reliability of desk-based interpretation of archaeological features. In this article, we present an initiative condu…
Neurocranial shape variation among Tarascan populations: Evidence for varying degrees in artificially modified crania in pre‐Hispanic West Mexico (1200–1400 AD)
INTRODUCTION: Along the Mesoamerican western margin, the Zacapu basin has yielded a large number of human remains demonstrating usage of artificial cranial modification (ACM). However, at the onset of the Middle Postclassic (1200-1400 AD) only few individuals still exhibit clear signs of ACM. Some authors have suggested that, rather than disappearing entirely, ACM may have become less visible anatomically, making it difficult to identify based on…
All That Glitters Is Not Plumbate: Diffusion and Imitation of Plumbate Pottery during the Early Postclassic Period (AD 900-1200) at the Malpaís of Zacapu, Michoacán, Mexico
In Mesoamerica, the Early Postclassic (AD 900-1200) is characterized by the long-distance circulation of pottery with a very hard and shiny coating with a metallic aspect, known as Plumbate ware. Plumbate is linked stylistically to the Toltec culture but was produced in workshops in Soconusco (Chiapas). The discovery of a similar collection of sherds during recent work at the site of El Palacio (Zacapu, Michoacán) shows that Plumbate ware also re…
Interpretación de los ornamentos en contexto funerario. Un acercamiento arqueológico al cuerpo adornado
Si bien el cuerpo humano es la prueba indiscutible del Hombre como unidad biológica, paradójicamente es seguramente también el medio de expresión por excelencia de su diversidad cultural. Por sus elementos externos -vestiduras, adornos, pinturas corporales, etc.- o por sus modificaciones de forma directa -escarificaciones, tatuajes, deformaciones o mutilaciones diversas-, el individuo da indicaciones sobre su pertenencia a uno u otro grupo cultur…
Arqueología de un lugar de pasaje hacia el inframundo
Las investigaciones arqueológicas llevadas a cabo en Mesoamérica han puesto de manifiesto que la disposición de los vestigios relacionados con las actividades rituales (monumentos, ofrendas, etc.) estaba estrechamente determinada por la cosmología de las sociedades. En este artículo, el interés se centra más específicamente en la expresión material de la concepción de la muerte y la del inframundo a través del ejemplo del sitio epiclásico de Potr…
Paleomagnetic constraints on the ages of the Holocene Malpaís de Zacapu lava flow eruptions, Michoacán (México): Implications for archeology and volcanic hazards
Four monogenetic Holocene lava flows located within the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field, Mexico, were sampled for paleomagnetic dating. These flows (namely, El Infiernillo, Malpaís Las Víboras, El Capaxtiro, and Malpaís Prieto) are within the heartland of the pre-Hispanic Tarascan civilization and were inhabited repeatedly since at least 100 BC, but no relation with the volcanic evolution has been proposed so far. The stratigraphically oldest…
À l’ouest, du nouveau. Recherches archéologiques récentes sur les antécédents du royaume Tarasque, Michoacán, Mexique
Pereira Grégory. À l’ouest, du nouveau. Recherches archéologiques récentes sur les antécédents du royaume Tarasque, Michoacán, Mexique. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 160e année, N. 3, 2016. pp. 1267-1278
The use of Firewood in Ancient Maya Funerary Rituals: A Case Study from Rio Bec (Campeche, Mexico)
In this paper, we examine wood charcoal assemblages that were recovered from ash layers in Terminal Classic (A.D. 800-950) burials at the Maya site of Rio Bee to understand the use of fuel wood in funerary rites. Compared to charcoal deposits from domestic and non-funerary contexts, the spectrum of wood taxa used in the burial deposits is unique, which suggests specific fire-related practices. Members of the Sapotaceae family and Cordiasp. domina…
Overcoming Impunity: Pathways to Accountability in Latin America
How and why do democratic governments overcome amnesty laws and cultures of impunity to allow for trials for past human rights violations? To confront this question, we first identify widespread agreement on four key factors associated with the degree of accountability in a new democracy: civil society demand, domestic judicial leadership, the absence of veto players and international pressure. We then outline the interactions among those factors…
Du provisoire conçu pour durer: Le statut des restes dans les dépôts funéraires partiels
Lorsque les funérailles se déroulent en plusieurs temps, le premier dépôt est généralement considéré comme un « dispositif provisoire » de traitement du corps différant clairement du second dépôt qui est un « dispositif définitif », conçu pour durer. Si ce dernier recèle des traces matérielles de la relation privilégiée que les survivants entretenaient avec le défunt, le premier, en revanche, apparait généralement comme peu important, les restes …
The need for a canonical reading of the Exodus narratives in finding its present-day theological significance
This article deals with the approach to exegesis of biblical narrative, especially in Exodus, in finding its theological significance for contemporary and relevant biblical interpretation. It shows that the historical-critical method is unable to span the divide between the original context and our contemporary context, and to provide the present relevance of Scripture. After arguing for the validity of a set canonical text, this article shows th…
Ash, Dirt, and Rock: Burial Practices at Río Bec
Recent research at Río Bec has revealed that interments in residential structures were limited to a very small portion of the population. Although these burials are relatively modest compared to those found in many other Classic period Maya sites, the funerary procedure suggests that they were important individuals in the household. Grave wealth and the size/elaboration of the burial structure do not correlate with the striking socioeconomic diff…
Ouvrages
IV dans l'au-delà (IV dans l'au-delà ( e IV
The Utilization of Grooved Human Bones: A Reanalysis of Artificially Modified Human Bones Excavated by Carl Lumholtz at Zacapu, Michoacán, Mexico
This study reports a detailed analysis of artificial modifications observed on a collection of human bone artifacts from Carl Lumholtz's nineteenth-century excavations at El Palacio, Michoacán. The data obtained confirm that they were used as musical rasps calledomichicahuaztliin Nahuatl and also provide new interpretations of their acquisition, manufacture, and abandonment processes. Cut marks indicate that the bones were taken from fresh cadave…
De la récurrence à la norme: Interpréter Les Pratiques Funéraires en Préhistoire
Understanding societal conceptions of death presents a unique challenge to prehistorians because they cannot witness first-hand the funerary practices that interest them. Rather, they are limited to studying the physical traces left behind by such practices. However, we wish to move beyond description towards interpretation, because what interests us is not simply the individual practices (or even sets of practices), but the system that unifies t…
The use of Firewood in Ancient Maya Funerary Rituals: A Case Study from Rio Bec (Campeche, Mexico)
In this paper, we examine wood charcoal assemblages that were recovered from ash layers in Terminal Classic (A.D. 800-950) burials at the Maya site of Rio Bee to understand the use of fuel wood in funerary rites. Compared to charcoal deposits from domestic and non-funerary contexts, the spectrum of wood taxa used in the burial deposits is unique, which suggests specific fire-related practices. Members of the Sapotaceae family and Cordiasp. domina…
The Human Skeletal Remains of the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan
Beginning with Building 4, each new version of the Moon Pyramid in Teotihuacan was initiated with a major sacrificial event. These events invariably included human victims, males ranging in age from about 14 to 60 or more years (Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI) = 37). Many display cranial modification and dental decoration. In the earliest offering, Burial 2, the lone human was merely one element in a complex tableau. In subsequent sacrifices,…
Ash, Dirt, and Rock: Burial Practices at Río Bec
Recent research at Río Bec has revealed that interments in residential structures were limited to a very small portion of the population. Although these burials are relatively modest compared to those found in many other Classic period Maya sites, the funerary procedure suggests that they were important individuals in the household. Grave wealth and the size/elaboration of the burial structure do not correlate with the striking socioeconomic diff…
Testing Web Mapping and Active Learning to Approach Lidar Data
After acquiring 91 km 2 of lidar data from the Zacapu region, West Mexico, we confronted a series of issues that most archaeologists using this technology face. These include the large volume of data available, the limited training of potential “analysts,” the difficult development of a collective mapping tool and protocol, and the reliability of desk-based interpretation of archaeological features. In this article, we present an initiative condu…
Paleomagnetic constraints on the ages of the Holocene Malpaís de Zacapu lava flow eruptions, Michoacán (México): Implications for archeology and volcanic hazards
Four monogenetic Holocene lava flows located within the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field, Mexico, were sampled for paleomagnetic dating. These flows (namely, El Infiernillo, Malpaís Las Víboras, El Capaxtiro, and Malpaís Prieto) are within the heartland of the pre-Hispanic Tarascan civilization and were inhabited repeatedly since at least 100 BC, but no relation with the volcanic evolution has been proposed so far. The stratigraphically oldest…
Present Use and Production of Metates and Molcajetes in Turícuaro (Michoacán, Mexico): Deciphering the Evolution of Food Preparation Practices
International audience
Overcoming Impunity: Pathways to Accountability in Latin America
How and why do democratic governments overcome amnesty laws and cultures of impunity to allow for trials for past human rights violations? To confront this question, we first identify widespread agreement on four key factors associated with the degree of accountability in a new democracy: civil society demand, domestic judicial leadership, the absence of veto players and international pressure. We then outline the interactions among those factors…
Nueva perspectiva sobre el sistema de organización territorial epiclásico en la región de Zacapu, Michoacán
El período de aproximadamente tres siglos (600–900 d.C.), que corresponde al epiclásico, fue el escenario de una notable expansión de los asentamientos en la cuenca de Zacapu y sus alrededores. Si bien la zona parecía carecer de núcleos monumentales mayores equivalentes a los que se conocían en las regiones vecinas del Bajío o del sur de las tierras altas michoacanas, los trabajos recientes en la parte noroeste del Malpaís de Zacapu cambian esta …
All That Glitters Is Not Plumbate: Diffusion and Imitation of Plumbate Pottery during the Early Postclassic Period (AD 900-1200) at the Malpaís of Zacapu, Michoacán, Mexico
In Mesoamerica, the Early Postclassic (AD 900-1200) is characterized by the long-distance circulation of pottery with a very hard and shiny coating with a metallic aspect, known as Plumbate ware. Plumbate is linked stylistically to the Toltec culture but was produced in workshops in Soconusco (Chiapas). The discovery of a similar collection of sherds during recent work at the site of El Palacio (Zacapu, Michoacán) shows that Plumbate ware also re…
Special Section Introduction: Introducing Zacapu archaeology and the Uacusecha project
According to Purepecha oral tradition, the ancestors of the Uacusecha dynasty that ruled Michoacan at the beginning of the sixteenth century began their epic in the Zacapu region. The importance of this region also lies in the research carried out since the early 1980s that led to the elaboration of a regional sequence outlining the trajectory of pre-Hispanic societies centuries before the emergence of the Tarascan state.New research carried out …
Holocene volcanic eruptions of the Malpaís de Zacapu and its pre-Hispanic settlement history
The Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field (MGVF) hosts >1,400 monogenetic structures younger than 5 Ma. Here we focus on the Malpaís de Zacapu Late Holocene cluster located in the western part of the Zacapu lacustrine basin, situated in the heart of native Purepecha province. The Malpaís de Zacapu comprises four distinct eruptions: the Infiernillo lava flow emitted at ~1450 b.c.; Malpaís Las Víboras, a purely effusive eruption at ~1000 b.c.; the Ca…
Neurocranial shape variation among Tarascan populations: Evidence for varying degrees in artificially modified crania in pre‐Hispanic West Mexico (1200–1400 AD)
INTRODUCTION: Along the Mesoamerican western margin, the Zacapu basin has yielded a large number of human remains demonstrating usage of artificial cranial modification (ACM). However, at the onset of the Middle Postclassic (1200-1400 AD) only few individuals still exhibit clear signs of ACM. Some authors have suggested that, rather than disappearing entirely, ACM may have become less visible anatomically, making it difficult to identify based on…
Archéologie du massif du Barajas. Premières données sur l'évolution des sociétés préhispaniques du sud-ouest du Guanajuato, Mexique
Le massif du Barajas se situe la limite sud-ouest de l'tat mex ica in du Guanajuato (municipe de Pnjamo). Depuis 1998, les sites qu' il abrite font l'objet de travaux a rchologiques qui constituent un des volets du programme Dynamiques culturelles dans le Bajio 1 Les questions qui animent cette recherche sont troitement lies un problme rcurrent de l'archologie des confins septentrionaux de la Msoamrique : celui des fluctuations subies par la limi…
Teotihuacan site 19: N1W5: Mortuary and oxygen isotope evidence for a Michoacan affiliation
Site E19 (19:N1W5), near Tlailotlacan, the “Zapotec Barrio” of Teotihuacan, contains evidence of both Tlailotlacan and Michoacan affiliation. To verify and better understand the Michoacan relationship, 22 enamel and 19 bone samples from five E19-affiliated burials were analyzed to determine their oxygen isotope compositions, which provide an indication of an individual's area of residence when that particular tissue was forming. Because prismatic…
Evaluating the efficiency of isolated calvaria bones shape changes in the identification and differentiation of artificial cranial modification techniques among pre-Hispanic western and central Mesoam…
El cuerpo humano y su tratamiento mortuorio
Este libro reúne los trabajos de arqueólogos, antropólogos, historiadores, médicos y etnólogos que intercambiaron experiencias y divulgaron sus avances técnicos y metodológicos sobre la concepción y representación del cuerpo en la ideología de la muerte, el tratamiento del cuerpo, la problemática y metodología, el cuerpo humano en los ritos funerarios y el cuerpo en los ritos extra funerarios. La presente obra integra algunos de los trabajos pres…
Archéologie du massif du Barajas. Premières données sur l'évolution des sociétés préhispaniques du sud-ouest du Guanajuato, Mexique
Le massif du Barajas se situe la limite sud-ouest de l'tat mex ica in du Guanajuato (municipe de Pnjamo). Depuis 1998, les sites qu' il abrite font l'objet de travaux a rchologiques qui constituent un des volets du programme Dynamiques culturelles dans le Bajio 1 Les questions qui animent cette recherche sont troitement lies un problme rcurrent de l'archologie des confins septentrionaux de la Msoamrique : celui des fluctuations subies par la limi…
The Utilization of Grooved Human Bones: A Reanalysis of Artificially Modified Human Bones Excavated by Carl Lumholtz at Zacapu, Michoacán, Mexico
This study reports a detailed analysis of artificial modifications observed on a collection of human bone artifacts from Carl Lumholtz's nineteenth-century excavations at El Palacio, Michoacán. The data obtained confirm that they were used as musical rasps calledomichicahuaztliin Nahuatl and also provide new interpretations of their acquisition, manufacture, and abandonment processes. Cut marks indicate that the bones were taken from fresh cadave…
The Human Skeletal Remains of the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan
Beginning with Building 4, each new version of the Moon Pyramid in Teotihuacan was initiated with a major sacrificial event. These events invariably included human victims, males ranging in age from about 14 to 60 or more years (Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI) = 37). Many display cranial modification and dental decoration. In the earliest offering, Burial 2, the lone human was merely one element in a complex tableau. In subsequent sacrifices,…
L’archéologie de la Mésoamérique septentrionale vue depuis le massif de Barajas (Guanajuato)
Le projet archéologique du Barajas s’inscrit pleinement dans les problématiques de l’archéologie des limites septentrionales de la Mésoamérique. Les vestiges conservés sur les flancs de ce massif volcanique du Guanajuato (Mexique) témoignent des derniers temps d’une histoire commencée dès le premier millénaire avant notre ère, lorsque les communautés agricoles du centre et de l’ouest de la Mésoamérique ont colonisé les régions situées au nord du …
De la récurrence à la norme: Interpréter Les Pratiques Funéraires en Préhistoire
Understanding societal conceptions of death presents a unique challenge to prehistorians because they cannot witness first-hand the funerary practices that interest them. Rather, they are limited to studying the physical traces left behind by such practices. However, we wish to move beyond description towards interpretation, because what interests us is not simply the individual practices (or even sets of practices), but the system that unifies t…
Ouvrages
IV dans l'au-delà (IV dans l'au-delà ( e IV
Du provisoire conçu pour durer: Le statut des restes dans les dépôts funéraires partiels
Lorsque les funérailles se déroulent en plusieurs temps, le premier dépôt est généralement considéré comme un « dispositif provisoire » de traitement du corps différant clairement du second dépôt qui est un « dispositif définitif », conçu pour durer. Si ce dernier recèle des traces matérielles de la relation privilégiée que les survivants entretenaient avec le défunt, le premier, en revanche, apparait généralement comme peu important, les restes …
The need for a canonical reading of the Exodus narratives in finding its present-day theological significance
This article deals with the approach to exegesis of biblical narrative, especially in Exodus, in finding its theological significance for contemporary and relevant biblical interpretation. It shows that the historical-critical method is unable to span the divide between the original context and our contemporary context, and to provide the present relevance of Scripture. After arguing for the validity of a set canonical text, this article shows th…
Ash, Dirt, and Rock: Burial Practices at Río Bec
Recent research at Río Bec has revealed that interments in residential structures were limited to a very small portion of the population. Although these burials are relatively modest compared to those found in many other Classic period Maya sites, the funerary procedure suggests that they were important individuals in the household. Grave wealth and the size/elaboration of the burial structure do not correlate with the striking socioeconomic diff…
Overcoming Impunity: Pathways to Accountability in Latin America
How and why do democratic governments overcome amnesty laws and cultures of impunity to allow for trials for past human rights violations? To confront this question, we first identify widespread agreement on four key factors associated with the degree of accountability in a new democracy: civil society demand, domestic judicial leadership, the absence of veto players and international pressure. We then outline the interactions among those factors…
À l’ouest, du nouveau. Recherches archéologiques récentes sur les antécédents du royaume Tarasque, Michoacán, Mexique
Pereira Grégory. À l’ouest, du nouveau. Recherches archéologiques récentes sur les antécédents du royaume Tarasque, Michoacán, Mexique. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 160e année, N. 3, 2016. pp. 1267-1278
The use of Firewood in Ancient Maya Funerary Rituals: A Case Study from Rio Bec (Campeche, Mexico)
In this paper, we examine wood charcoal assemblages that were recovered from ash layers in Terminal Classic (A.D. 800-950) burials at the Maya site of Rio Bee to understand the use of fuel wood in funerary rites. Compared to charcoal deposits from domestic and non-funerary contexts, the spectrum of wood taxa used in the burial deposits is unique, which suggests specific fire-related practices. Members of the Sapotaceae family and Cordiasp. domina…
Paleomagnetic constraints on the ages of the Holocene Malpaís de Zacapu lava flow eruptions, Michoacán (México): Implications for archeology and volcanic hazards
Four monogenetic Holocene lava flows located within the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field, Mexico, were sampled for paleomagnetic dating. These flows (namely, El Infiernillo, Malpaís Las Víboras, El Capaxtiro, and Malpaís Prieto) are within the heartland of the pre-Hispanic Tarascan civilization and were inhabited repeatedly since at least 100 BC, but no relation with the volcanic evolution has been proposed so far. The stratigraphically oldest…
Interpretación de los ornamentos en contexto funerario. Un acercamiento arqueológico al cuerpo adornado
Si bien el cuerpo humano es la prueba indiscutible del Hombre como unidad biológica, paradójicamente es seguramente también el medio de expresión por excelencia de su diversidad cultural. Por sus elementos externos -vestiduras, adornos, pinturas corporales, etc.- o por sus modificaciones de forma directa -escarificaciones, tatuajes, deformaciones o mutilaciones diversas-, el individuo da indicaciones sobre su pertenencia a uno u otro grupo cultur…
Arqueología de un lugar de pasaje hacia el inframundo
Las investigaciones arqueológicas llevadas a cabo en Mesoamérica han puesto de manifiesto que la disposición de los vestigios relacionados con las actividades rituales (monumentos, ofrendas, etc.) estaba estrechamente determinada por la cosmología de las sociedades. En este artículo, el interés se centra más específicamente en la expresión material de la concepción de la muerte y la del inframundo a través del ejemplo del sitio epiclásico de Potr…
Effects of muscle strength training in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome. Systematic review
During menopause, the risk of developing metabolic syndrome increases exponentially because of hormonal changes and old age. The aim is to perform a systematic review of randomized clinical trials to the effects of muscle strength training on the different parameters of the metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women. A systematic review of the literature was performed in Pubmed, ScienDirect and SportDiscus using the words: Resistance training and…
Testing Web Mapping and Active Learning to Approach Lidar Data
After acquiring 91 km 2 of lidar data from the Zacapu region, West Mexico, we confronted a series of issues that most archaeologists using this technology face. These include the large volume of data available, the limited training of potential “analysts,” the difficult development of a collective mapping tool and protocol, and the reliability of desk-based interpretation of archaeological features. In this article, we present an initiative condu…
Neurocranial shape variation among Tarascan populations: Evidence for varying degrees in artificially modified crania in pre‐Hispanic West Mexico (1200–1400 AD)
INTRODUCTION: Along the Mesoamerican western margin, the Zacapu basin has yielded a large number of human remains demonstrating usage of artificial cranial modification (ACM). However, at the onset of the Middle Postclassic (1200-1400 AD) only few individuals still exhibit clear signs of ACM. Some authors have suggested that, rather than disappearing entirely, ACM may have become less visible anatomically, making it difficult to identify based on…
All That Glitters Is Not Plumbate: Diffusion and Imitation of Plumbate Pottery during the Early Postclassic Period (AD 900-1200) at the Malpaís of Zacapu, Michoacán, Mexico
In Mesoamerica, the Early Postclassic (AD 900-1200) is characterized by the long-distance circulation of pottery with a very hard and shiny coating with a metallic aspect, known as Plumbate ware. Plumbate is linked stylistically to the Toltec culture but was produced in workshops in Soconusco (Chiapas). The discovery of a similar collection of sherds during recent work at the site of El Palacio (Zacapu, Michoacán) shows that Plumbate ware also re…
Evaluating the efficiency of isolated calvaria bones shape changes in the identification and differentiation of artificial cranial modification techniques among pre-Hispanic western and central Mesoam…
Sobre Guilhem Olivier, Ximena Chávez Balderas y Dídac Santos-Fita, A la búsqueda del significado del uso ritual de mandíbulas humanas y animales en Mesoamérica. Un estudio interdisciplinario
Reseña sobre Guilhem Olivier, Ximena Chávez Balderas y Dídac Santos-Fita. 2019. A la búsqueda del significado del uso ritual de mandíbulas humanas y animales en Mesoamérica. Un estudio interdisciplinario. México: Secretaría de Cultura, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Dynamics of pre-Hispanic human settlements in the northern Mesoamerican fringe: Contribution of the Study of Variation Based on Tooth Internal Structure
The western Mesoamerica was the place of several human displacements and cultural exchanges. During the Middle Postclassic Period (1200-1450 AD), in the Zacapu basin (located in the NW of the actual state of Michoacán), large urban centers developed, resulting in an increase of the human population. Some hypotheses link this demographic growth to the arrival and the settlement of a new population and likely contributed to the development of these…
Contribution of the calvaria bones thickness arrangements to the diagnosis and the differentiation of artificial cranial modifications in pre-Hispanic West Mesoamerican populations
Identifying and differentiating artificial cranial modifications (ACM) is of major concern for (bio)archaeologists as such information can shed light on the social and/or cultural identity of an individual. Yet, this remains challenging as archaeological contexts are rarely suitable to an excellent preservation of bones. It has been proposed that under mechanical constraints such as in ACM, the growth of the brain is constrained in certain direct…
Presentación / Présentation
En este nuevo número de la revista TRACE se publican tres artículos que ilustran algunos de los nuevos ejes de la investigación francesa en México y América Central. Si bien estos trabajos se insertan en una larga tradición de arqueología mesoamericanista, impulsada desde 1960 por la antigua Mission Archéologique et Ethnologique Française au Mexique (MAEFM), y consolidada desde el inicio de la década de 1980 por el Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y …
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