Nicaragua (Archaeology)
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Investigations over the past ten years have searched for archaeological evidence for Mexican migrants to lower Central America, as indicated in ethnohistorical origin myths and as embraced by contemporary popular culture. For example,... more
Informe Final de la Segunda Temporada de Reconocimiento y Excavaciones en el Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua. Please note that to upload and post this, I had to convert it to pdf. The conversion ruined several of the maps that were... more
Endangered by deforestation, agro-industrialisation and urbanisation, the protection of Central American rock art is more necessary than even before. Locally applied strategies of rock art preservation depend on the concept of a site's... more
Final report on the SSHRC funded archaeological project at Santa Isabel, Nicaragua (2003-2005). Presented to the Institute Nicaraguense de Cultura, 2008.
Zapatera Island is located in Lake Cocibolca, about 10 km south of the colonial city of Granada. It was first explored archaeologically in the mid-1800s, when it was mentioned by such scholars as Squier and Bovallius. Carl Bovallius... more
En el sitio Paz y Reconciliacion, Mateare, Nicaragua, se ha investigado un monticulo prehispanico. Este sitio se ubica a orillas del Lago Managua(Xolotlan) y se destaca por la existencia de dicho monticulo. En la temporada de 2015, se ha... more
Introduction to the volume Arqueologia de Nicaragua, summarizes the history of the discipline and prospects for future developments.
This is a compilation of articles published in the Mi Museo y Vos journal of Mi Museo, Granada, Nicaragua, edited with Nora Zambrana Lacayo. This lists the Table of Contents.
Appendices to report to the Instituto Nicaraguense de Cultura based on 2000 field work at Santa Isabel
Report to Instituto Nicaraguense de Cultura on the 2000 field season at Santa Isabel
El sitio Chilamatillo se localiza a la orilla del lago Xolotlan, Tipitapa, Nicaragua. Ahi hemos encontrado vestigios de una densa poblacion en los periodos Sapoa y Ometepe que posiblemente dependia no solo de la agricultura sino tambien... more
Gregorio Aguilar Barea Archaeological Museum Comics, Volume 1
Discussion of recent compositional analyses conducted on ceramics from Pacific Nicaragua.
A consideration of the settlement pattern of Postclassic Pacific Nicaragua, with dispersed settlement clusters situated between environmental greenspaces. Although the population density was relatively low, these 'garden cities' often... more
An illustrated presentation on the potential of archae-tourism in Nicaragua
Illustrated lecture about the archaeological resources in the Isthmus of Rivas that may be impacted by planned construction of the Trans-Oceanic Canal. The presentation included discussion of the historic roots of the canal plan,... more
A study of the foodways of ancient Nicaragua based on excavated materials from the Santa Isabel site on the shore of Lake Cocibolca. Remarkably good preservation of faunal and botanical remains provide a unique insight into the kinds of... more
Report submitted to the Instituto Nicaraguense de Cultura based on survey and excavation of the La Arenera site in 2000.
Since 2007, the Proyecto Arqueológico Centro de Nicaragua, directed by Alexander Geurds, has excavated several archaeological sites in Chontales, Nicaragua, northeast of Lake Cocibolca. This paper reports on fragments of ceramic griddles... more
Introductory essay welcoming the journal Mi Museo y Vos as well as the Mi Museo museum of pre-Columbian art and archaeology
Nicaragua is a country that has been neglected by archaeological study. It has been confined to the periphery of Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican societies, featuring as little more than a sidenote if at all. It has long been a region that has... more
A research report of results from the 2015 field season at El Rayo, Nicaragua. El Rayo is located on the tip of the Asese Peninsula in Lake Cocibolca, near the colonial capital of Granada. In previous field seasons El Rayo has revealed... more
An illustrated public lecture considering the ethnohistorical myth of migration from central Mexico into Pacific Nicaragua, with information based on 25 years of archaeological research along the shore of Lake Nicaragua. The conclusion is... more