Exploratory expeditions in 1834, sponsored by the newly independent state of Guatemala, researched on sites such as Copan, Iximche and Utatlan. The political, literary and social climate was such that a pre-Hispanic past was eagerly sought. This paper offers an intriguing insight into early Latin American archaeology.
This is a brief descriptive reports on an ethnoarchaeological project to study modern adobe houses in the Mexican village of Tetlama.In Archaeological Research at Aztec-Period Rural Sites in Morelos, Mexico. Volume 1, Excavations and Architecture / Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Sitios Rurales de la Época Azteca en Morelos, Tomo 1, Excavaciones y Arquitectura, edited by Michael E. Smith, pp. 405-418. University of Pittsburgh Monographs in Latin American Archaeology, vol. 4. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. (1992).
World’s Fairs and Latin American Archaeology: Costa Rica at the 1892 Madrid Exposition