Building Transnational Archaeologies / Construyendo Arqueologías Transnacionales: the 11th Southwest Symposium / El XI Simposio del Suroeste, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico [No. 209]

Abstract

Excerpt from Preface: The Centro INAH Sonora hosted the 11th biennial Southwest Symposium in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, January 8th and 9th, 2010. In the tradition of past meetings, the 21st Southwest Symposium provided a forum for archaeologists and other scholars to discuss innovative ideas and to develop networks for anthropological research in the U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest. We built the symposium around the theme of building transnational archaeologies. The Hermosillo meeting was the most diverse of the Southwest Symposiums held so far. The participants included U.S., Mexican, and indigenous researchers who worked in museums, universities, governmental agencies and contract archaeology. The 11th Southwest Symposium had four presented sessions and a series of themed poster sessions on transnational topics. Two of the presented sessions, West and North Mexico, and The Lost Century: A.D. 1450-1540 focused on substantive issues that expand our understanding of the Southwest/Northwest in space and time. The other two presented sessions Collaborating Across Cultures, and Archaeology and Society, discussed methods and goals in transnational archaeologies. The poster sessions included Violence in the Southwest/Northwest, Coastal Archaeology, Relations between the Southwest/Northwest and Mesoamerica, Cliff Dwellings, and Contract Archaeology. This volume includes 14 chapters from three of the presented sessions.