School of Human Evolution and Social Change

The vast region of northwestern Mexico and the American Southwest is a rich and dynamic zone of both ancient and contemporary indigenous cultures. Its diversity in terms of both complexity and material culture have rendered it an especially fruitful region for addressing a range of pertinent anthropological issues, including social complexity, connectivity, and identity. For nearly four decades, Ben A. Nelson has dedicated his expertise to this region and its compelling issues, and has likewise encouraged generations of archaeologists in the careful study of ancient sites and landscapes both within the region and beyond. In this symposium, students and colleagues share their archaeological contributions in tribute to Dr. Ben Nelson’s broad influence and benevolent guidance as an archaeologist and mentor.

La vasta región que abarca el noroeste de México y el suroeste de los Estados Unidos es una zona rica y dinámica de culturas indígenas antiguas y actuales. Su diversidad en términos de la complejidad y la cultura material la hace una región fructífera para abordar una amplia gama de cuestiones antropológicos oportunos, incluyendo la complejidad, la conectividad, y la identidad social. A lo largo de casi cuatro décadas, Ben A. Nelson ha dedicado su conocimiento y especialización a esta región y a sus apasionantes temas, asimismo ha alentado a generaciones de arqueólogos en el estudio detallado de los sitios y paisajes antiguos tanto dentro de la región como fuera de ésta. En este simposio, los estudiantes y colegas comparten sus aportaciones arqueológicas en homenaje a Dr. Ben Nelson y a su gran influencia y orientación benevolente como arqueólogo y mentor.

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Baller, Kendall, Marcus Lorang, Christopher Schwartz, and Christopher Morehart
2020 Analysis of Archaebotanical Samples from Cuychen. In The Realm Below: Speleological Investigations in the Macal River Valley, Belize, edited by Christophe Helmke, pp. 195-206. Precolumbia Mesoweb Press

Pharaonic Egyptian needs for waterborne transport surpassed the convenience of geography. Several obstacles, chiefly the lack of a water passage from the Nile Valley to the Red Sea and the unnavigable waters of the Second Cataract, had to be overcome. The Egyptians achieved this by techniques of hull construction, by architectural means, and by the employment of vehicles. Vehicles also functioned for the ceremonial transport of boats and boat-shaped shrines. This paper is a survey of the methods of overland boat transportation during the Pharaonic period with emphasis on the archaeological and iconographic evidence.