Project ArAGATS
Adam T. Smith, University of Chicago

Illuminating the institutional fabric and political economy that drove political centralization and consolidation in Transcaucasia during the Late Bronze Age of the mid-Second Millennium B.C

Inca Mummies and Imperial Ritual
Dr. Tamara Bray, Wayne State University

Determining the geographic origin of ceramics interred with high-elevation Inca sacrifices associated with the imperial capacocha ceremony.

Historic St. Mary"s City
Dr. RuthAnn Armitage, Eastern Michigan University

Investigating colonial brick-making technology and determining the provenance of bricks and tiles used in the construction of historic buildings at the colonial capital of Maryland.

Economic Change among the Tlahuica
Dr. Michael E. Smith, SUNY-Albany

Understanding the impact of Aztec imperial expansion and conquest on the economy of the Tlahuica of Morelos, Mexico.

Monte Alban Ceramics and the Early Zapotec State
Dr. Charles Spencer and Dr. Christina Elson, AMNH
Dr. Jason Sherman, University of Michigan

A collaborative project with the American Museum of Natural History and UM to examine the origins of market exchange in the Valley of Oaxaxa.

For preliminary results, see our Oaxaca Report.