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Marisol Cortes-Rincon
Professor Emeritus - Archaeology
In Memoriam
Undergraduate & Graduate Advisor
Director, Archaeology Research Lab
Interim Director, Cultural Resources Facility
Research Focus
Dr. Cortes-Rincon's research focused on a variety of interpretive issues related to ancient Maya culture: sociopolitical organization, demography, subsistence, environmental management, economic structure, and warfare studies. She directed an intersite settlement survey project under the auspices the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project (PfBAP). Her field research at PfBAP focused on the settlement patterns between three large Maya centers: Dos Hombres, Gran Cacao, and Great Savannah. It is a holistic-long-term project that focuses on:
- Rural settlement patterns
- Political and socioeconomic organization
- Political landscape
- Utilization of natural resources
- Movement of goods
- Competition of resources
Teaching Specialties
- Method & Theory in Archaeology
- Mesoamerica, Maya
- Archaeology of Warfare
- Geospatial Archaeology
- Ph.D. Anthropology, Concentration Archaeology and GIS, University of Texas, Austin
- M.A. Anthropology, Concentration in Medical Anthropology, Montclair State University
- B.A. Classics, with minors in Archaeology and Pre-law, Montclair State University