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Canadian born Archaeologist, Dr. David Cheetham, PhD. works primarily in Central America and specializes in Preclassic/Formative era structures[1] and pottery[2]. He has worked extensively in Belize[1][2], Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico[3] preforming field work and pottery analysis on his projects and consulting for numerous other archaeologists. Notable digs by Dr. Cheetham include the unearthing of a juvenile sacrificial victim in Canton Correlito, Chiapas Mexico in 2004, excavation of the Zopilote at Cahal Peche, Belize in 1993, several seasons of field work at Tikal, Guatemala and six months with Dr. Zahi Hawas in Egypt where he helped to raise a pylon from the temple of Cleopatra VII out of the harbor at Alexandria, Egypt in 2010.[4]

Dr. Cheetham has actively worked in the field of Mesoamerican Archaeology since the late 1980's and is a respected authority on pottery and stratification based on ceramic analysis. His work has helped to link the Olmec site of San Lorenzo with a potential Olmec outpost in the Soconousco[5] by in depth analysis of pottery and figurines through their style, physical dating and a chemical analysis of the composite materials. Additional analysis of individuals recovered from a burial at the site reinforce these findings.

Other work includes the study of Cacao use in early Mesoamerican cultures[6] and analysis of social structure through pottery vessel style[7] and use within both midden, in situ, and elite burial contexts.[8]

Dr. Cheetham is also a member of the New World Archaeological Foundation, Department of Anthropology at Brigham Young University.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Prowis, Terry, and David Cheetham. "From House to Holy: Formative Development of Civic Ceremonial Architecture in the Maya Lowlands." Research Reports in Belizian Archaeology 4 (2007): 177-86. Ufdc.ufl.edu. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00011735/00001
  2. ^ a b c Awe, Jaime, Cassandra Bill, Mark Campbell, and David Cheetham. "Early Middle Formative Occupation in the Central Maya Lowlands: Recent Evidence from Cahal Pech, Belize." Papers from the Institute of Archaeology 1 (1990): n. pag. Pia. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. http://www.pia-journal.co.uk/article/view/pia.358
  3. ^ a b Cheetham, David. CULTURAL IMPERATIVES IN CLAY: EARLY OLMEC CARVED POTTERY FROM SAN LORENZO AND CANTÓN CORRALITO. Ancient Mesoamerica. 2010. 21, pp 165-185 doi:10.1017/S0956536110000040
  4. ^ a b Greif, Leslie, prod. "Chasing Mummies." Chasing Mummies. History Channel. New York, New York, 2010. Television.
  5. ^ a b c Cheetham, David. "The Americas' First Colony?" Archaeology Jan.-Feb. 2006: 42-46. Print.
  6. ^ a b Prowis, Terry G., W. Jeffrey Hurst, Maria Del Carmen Rodriguez, Ponciano Ortiz, C., Michael Blake, David Cheetham, Michael D. Coe, and John G. Hodgeson. The Origins of Cacao Use in Mesoamerica. Academia.edu. Academia, 2008. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. http://www.academia.edu/1808048/Powis_et_al._2008_The_Origins_of_Cacao_Use_in_Mesoamerica
  7. ^ a b Cheetham, David. Cunil: A Pre-Mamom Horizon in the Southern Maya Lowlands. New Perspectives on Formative Mesoamerican Cultures, edited by T.G. Powis, pp.27-38. BAR International Series #1377. 2005. Oxford (Hadrian Books)
  8. ^ a b Cheetham, David. INTERREGIONAL INTERACTION, SYMBOL EMULATION, AND THE EMERGENCE OF SOCIO-POLITICAL INEQUALITY IN THE CENTRAL MAY A LOWLANDS. Thesis. University of British Columbia. 1998. Circle.ubc.ca. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/8030
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