Mesoamérica; Arcaico; punta de proyectil; lítica; Chiapas.

Elizabeth H. Paris (Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary. Her research focuses on Mesoamerican archaeology, particularly the Maya civilization. Topics of particular interest include ancient cities, particularly high-skill craft production and market exchange within ancient commercial networks. Her recent publications include “The Organization of Stingless Beekeeping (Meliponiculture) at Mayapán, Yucatan, Mexico” (Paris et al. 2018), “Los mayas de los Altos de Chiapas y sus vecinos occidentales” (Paris & López Bravo 2017), and “Return to Moxviquil” (Paris et al. 2015). Roberto López Bravo (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) is a Professor at the Licenciatura de Arqueología, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas. His research focuses on Mesoamerican archaeology, particularly the Maya and Chiapanec populations of pre-Hispanic Chiapas. Topics of particular interest include political organization and household archaeology. His recent publications include “Los mayas de los Altos de Chiapas y sus vecinos occidentales” (Paris & López Bravo 2017), and “Palenque. Investigaciones recientes” (Parrilla Albuerne et al. 2015). Gabriel Lalo Jacinto (Maestro en Estudios Mesoamericanos, FFyL-UNAM) is a Profesor Investigador Titular B, Centro INAH Chiapas. He is the INAH Site Director of Tenam Puente and Chinkultic. His research focuses on Mesoamerican archaeology, particularly the Maya populations of the eastern Chiapas highlands. Topics of particular interest include settlement pattern, popular religion, and ethnoarchaeology in indigenous societies. His recent publications include “Introducción al paisaje ritual de la meseta comiteca” (Lalo Jacinto 2012), and “Un acercamiento al Balún Canán prehispánico” (2009).

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