Rodrigo Solinis-Casparius, PhD
Assistant Professor
Anthropology, Archaeology
Contact
Building & Room:
BSB 2138D
Address:
1007 W. Harrison Street
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About
I am a Mexican archaeologist. I studied Archaeology at Universidad Veracruzana (BA) in Mexico, an MA in Cultural Heritage and Conservation at Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, and a PhD at the University of Washington, Seattle. I have been active in the field collaborating for research projects as well as Cultural Heritage Institutions, Museums, Labs and CRM firms in Mexico, USA, Europe, and Central America.
I practice landscape archaeology. My research focuses on the social implications in the development of urban layout of ancient cities. Particularly, I study ancient road networks. I explore how people moved around their cities during their daily activities. This helps me understand how such cities emerge, develop, are inhabited and experienced by its residents, and the roles that roads play during these processes. I am particularly interested in integrating spatial analysis (e.g. GIS and geographic network analysis), image analysis, and remote sensing (LiDAR) with other traditional lines of evidence in archaeology (survey and excavation) to study movement and urbanism in Mesoamerica. My other areas of research include ethics of archaeological practice, cultural heritage, and community-based participatory research at mestizo and indigenous communities in Mexico.
I am currently directing two archaeological research projects in Mexico within the states of Jalisco (with Universidad de Guadalajara) and Michoacán (with Colorado State University) that include past landscape interaction and urbanism, as well as working with local communities on the understanding and protecting their cultural heritage. I also have other active research projects on the use of digital technologies in Archaeology at Digital Archaeology and Research Lab at University of Washington, Seattle and the Center for Archaeology and Center of Remote Sensing at Colorado State University.
I just received funding for a multi-year field project in the prehispanic city of Angamuco (250-1530 CE), located in the core-area of the Purépecha Empire (Lake Pátzcuaro Basin), Michoacán in Mexico. I am actively looking for students to join doing their MA and PhD research… email me!
Education
PhD in Archaeology from University of Washington, 2019
MA in Anthropology from University of Washington, 2013
MA in Cultural Heritage and Conservation from Universidad de Salamanca, 2008
BA in Archaeology from Universidad Veracruzana, 2003