Melanie Saldana

California State University, Los Angeles

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California State University, Los Angeles

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Melanie Saldana

California State University, Los Angeles

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archaeology anthropology archaeological methods geography historical geography archaeological practice field archaeology latin american antiquity ancient mesoamerica landscape archaeology archaeological excavations latin american archaeology archaeological evidence northern belize theatre civil engineering dramaturgy playwriting bioarchaeology ritual historical dance zooarchaeology geotechnical engineering paleopathology contemporary drama performance art engineering geology rock engineering eurasian geography advanced ceramics advanced composite material (engineering) industrial textile textile research human-animal interactions theatre studies paleoanthropology site investigation exploration geology environmental geology south asian culture ceramic materials ceramic matrix composites textile design traditional ceramic archaeological dating radiocarbon dating paleolithic archaeology archaeological record archaeological theory historical archaeology land development landscape planning landscape change landscape ecology anthropogenic geomorphology beyond identification ground stones preliminary observations ’ ob subterranean space conceptual reconsiderations fresh observations ancient maya ceramic/textile high priest recent radiocarbon chichén itzá non-urban caves methodological problems half century evolving nature

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Fresh Observations on Ancient Maya Ceramic/Textile Composites: Technological, Contextual and Conceptual Reconsiderations. Archaeological Discovery (2023)

ceramic materialsceramic matrix compositesconceptual reconsiderationsanthropologycivilizationsancient mesoamericaadvanced composite material (engineering)fresh observationslatin american archaeologymaterial culturetraditional ceramiclatin american antiquityarchaeologytextile researchmaterialitycomposite materialsancient maya ceramic/textileindustrial textiletextile designadvanced ceramicsceramics

The Constructed Subterranean Confronts Archaeology: Reviewing a Half Century of Ambivalence. The 86th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2021)

anthropologyarchaeological methodscivilizationsarchaeological evidencehistorical archaeologycultural historyarchaeological practicearchaeologyheritage studiesarchaeological excavationsarchaeological recordarchaeological sciencehalf centuryhistoryarchaeological theory

Finding Drama in Bones: Looking Beyond Identification in Ritual Faunal. Journal of Anthropology and Archaeology (2019)

anthropologyplaywritingcontemporary dramahuman-animal interactionszooarchaeologybioarchaeologytheatreritualarchaeologydramaturgyhistorical danceperformance artbeyond identificationpaleoanthropologypaleopathologytheatre studies

Recent Radiocarbon Dates From the Shaft and Cave Under the Osario at ChichéN Itzá: Rethinking the High Priest's Grave. The 84th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2019)

field archaeologyarchaeological methodscivilizationsarchaeological evidenceclassicsrecent radiocarbonarchaeologygeoarchaeologyradiocarbon datingarchaeological sciencehigh priestarchaeological datingchichén itzápaleolithic archaeology

Balankanche Revisited: Some Preliminary Observations. The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2018)

south asian culturepreliminary observationseurasian geography

Analysis of Ground Stones Found at a West-Central Mojave Desert Rock Shelter Site. The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2017)

engineering geologyenvironmental geologyrock engineeringsite investigationgeotechnical engineeringsedimentologygeographycivil engineeringground stonesgeologyexploration geology

"What’s in That Hole?" Engaging Subterranean Spaces in the Three Rivers Area of the Southern Maya Lowlands. The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2017)

subterranean spacesanthropologycivilizationsancient mesoamericaphysical geographylatin american antiquitythree rivers areaarchaeologyanthropogenic geomorphologylatin american archaeologylandscape archaeologysouthern maya lowlands

Cave 1 at the Site of at the Site of Chawak but’o’Ob: An Interpretation of Subterranean Space in Northern Belize. The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2016)

subterranean spaceanthropologycultural anthropologyarchaeological methodscivilizationsfield archaeologyphysical geographyarchaeological practice’ obarchaeologyarchaeological excavationshistorical geographyhistorylandscape archaeologynorthern belizecartography

The Evolving Nature of Landscape: An Example From La Milpa, Belize. The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2016)

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Some Methodological Problems With the Study of Non-Urban Caves in Northern Belize. The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2015)

anthropologyarchitecturemethodological problemsarchaeologynon-urban cavesnorthern belizecartography

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