Remembering Archaeological Fieldwork in Mexico and Peru, 1961-2003: A Photographic Essay 9780915703920, 9780915703951
Half a century ago, when archaeologist Jeffrey R. Parsons began fieldwork in Mexico and Peru, he could not know that man
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Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 - FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO PERU 1960–2003
Chapter 2 - THE TEOTIHUACÁN VALLEY, MEXICO 1961–1964
Chapter 3 - THE TEOTIHUACÁN VALLEY, MEXICO May to August 1966
Chapter 4 - TRAVELS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA September to November 1966
Chapter 5 - THE TEXCOCO REGION SURVEY May to November 1967
Chapter 6 - THE IXTAPALAPA REGION SURVEY January to May 1969
Chapter 7 - THE CHALCO REGION SURVEY May to August 1969
Chapter 8 - THE SUNKEN FIELD STUDY: Year 1 September to November 1969
Chapter 9 - THE SUNKEN FIELD STUDY: Year 2 May to December 1970
Chapter 10 - THE CHALCO-XOCHIMILCO REGION SURVEY January to November 1972
Chapter 11 - THE ZUMPANGO REGION SURVEY May to December 1973
Chapter 12 - TRAVELS IN MEXICO 1961 to 1973
Chapter 13 - THE JUNÍN SURVEY: Year 1 May to December 1975
Chapter 14 - THE JUNÍN SURVEY: Year 2 May to December 1976
Chapter 15 - THE CHINAMPA EXCAVATIONS May to December 1981
Chapter 16 - THE MAGUEY STUDY, ORIZABITA, MEXICO July to August 1984 and 1986
Chapter 17 - THE SALTMAKING STUDY, NEXQUIPAYAC, MEXICO July to August 1988
Chapter 18 - THE PESCADOR STUDY, CHIMALHUACÁN, MEXICO July to August 1992
Chapter 19 - THE LAKE TEXCOCO OFFSITE SURVEY June to July 2003
Chapter 20 - EPILOGUE
Final Thoughts
Bibliography
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Remembering Archaeological Fieldwork in Mexico and Peru, 1961–2003
Special Publication of the Museum of Anthropology University of Michigan No. 3
Remembering Archaeological Fieldwork in Mexico and Peru, 1961–2003 A Photographic Essay
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 2019
©2019 by the Regents of the University of Michigan The Museum of Anthropology All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN (print) 978-0-915703-92-0 ISBN (e-book) 978-0-915703-95-1 Cover design by John Klausmeyer Browse all of our books at sites.lsa.umich.edu/archaeology-books. Order our books from the University of Michigan Press (www.press.umich.edu). For permissions, questions, or manuscript queries, contact Museum publications by email at [email protected] or visit the Museum website at lsa.umich.edu/ummaa. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Parsons, Jeffrey R., author. 7LWOH 5HPHPEHULQJDUFKDHRORJLFDO¿HOGZRUNLQ0H[LFRDQG3HUX a photographic essay / Jeffrey R. Parsons. Description: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, [2019] | Series: Special publication of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan ; no. 3 | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “A photographic essay on four decades of the DXWKRU¶VDUFKDHRORJLFDOH[FDYDWLRQDQGVXUYH\LQ0H[LFRDQG3HUX Contains hundreds of black and white photographs of landscapes, archaeological features, crew members, and local people and places. The focus is primarily on the work and life of an archaeologist and on landscapes that have since then been completely altered by urban development, reclamation projects, and commercial agriculture.”-Provided by publisher. ,GHQWL¿HUV /&&1 _,6%1 KDUGFRYHU _,6%1 9780915703951 (ebook) 6XEMHFWV /&6+ 3DUVRQV-HIIUH\5_$UFKDHRORJ\)LHOGZRUN0H[LFR_ Archaeology--Fieldwork--Peru. | Archaeologists--United States--Biography. &ODVVL¿FDWLRQ /&&&&3$ _''& GF /&UHFRUGDYDLODEOHDWKWWSV OFFQORFJRY
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Table of Contents Foreword
viii
Acknowledgments
xi
Chapter 1: From Pennsylvania to Peru
1
Chapter 2: The Teotihuacán Valley, 1961–1964
12
Chapter 3: The Teotihuacán Valley, 1966
36
Chapter 4: Travels in Peru and Bolivia, 1966
56
Chapter 5: The Texcoco Region Survey, 1967
74
Chapter 6: The Ixtapalapa Region Survey, 1969
94
Chapter 7: The Chalco Region Survey, 1969
106
Chapter 8: The Sunken Field Study, Year 1, 1969
120
Chapter 9: The Sunken Field Study, Year 2, 1970
136
Chapter 10: The Chalco-Xochimilco Region Survey, 1972
160
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vi
Chapter 11: The Zumpango Region Survey, 1973
180
Chapter 12: Travels in Mexico, 1961–1973
196
Chapter 13: The Junín Survey, Year 1, 1975
214
Chapter 14: The Junín Survey, Year 2, 1976
238
Chapter 15: The Chinampa Excavations, 1981
260
Chapter 16: The Maguey Study, 1984 and 1986
278
Chapter 17: The Saltmaking Study, Nexquipayac, 1988
296
Chapter 18: The Pescador Study, Chimalhuacán, 1992
308
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