Research Interests:
- Maya archaeology and epigraphy
- Iconography
- 3D scanning and virtual reality.
I am an anthropological archaeologist with a specialty in Maya epigraphy and 3D scanning. I am interested in the transformations of the ancient complex societies in the context of the Maya civilization. I have been relying on a combination of archaeological, textual, and visual data to explore the indigenous concepts of place, memory, and identity, as well as specific historical trajectories of individual polities and broader regional networks.
My epigraphic research centers on the eastern area of the department of Petén, Guatemala, and the adjacent section of Western Belize.
My archaeological field project explores the impact of broader changes in the Wuk Tzuk region on a small archaeological site of La Sufricaya in the periphery of a larger city of Holmul. I am particularly interested in the quick and drastic shifts in the regional politics in A.D. 378, 546, 744, 799, and 830 and the way they affected the urban landscape of La Sufricaya.
My other area of expertise is visual documentation of the finds in the field and of the museum collections.
Subject Areas:
- Archaeological Science : digital archaeology, applied archaeology
- Archaeology of the Americas : Mesoamerican archaeology, landscape archaeology/household archaeology, monumental architecture
