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Nawa Sugiyama is an anthropological archaeologist, who specialized in studying ritual landscapes, zooarchaeology, human-animal interactions and isotope dating.[1] She mainly focuses on Mesoamerica city Teotihuacan.
Education
[edit]Ph.D. Anthropology, Harvard University (2014) Dissertation: Animals and Sacred Mountains: How Ritualized Performances Materialized State-Ideologies at Teotihuacan, Mexico.[2] mainly focus on large carnivores been sacrificed and deposited as offerings in large-scale dedicatory rituals and human-animal interactions characterized by dominance and control of the most powerful beast on the landscape.
M.A., Anthropology, Harvard University (2010)
B.A., Anthropology, Arizona State University (2005)[3]
Archaeological studies
[edit]Nawa Sugiyama's research primarily focuses on the construction of ritualized landscapes, human-animal interactions, and the deposition of large carnivores as offerings. Regarding her fieldwork on the ritual landscape of Teotihuacan, her research included detailed studies of the architectural features and subterranean structures within the Pyramid of the Sun. Her findings provide evidence that the tunnels beneath the Pyramid were artificially constructed, containing burials and offerings for ritual purposes. This fieldwork also reveals the three stages of construction of the Sun Pyramid and presents new results from ceramic and radiocarbon dating, indicating that the Pyramid and its subterranean tunnels were built between A.D. 170–310 and A.D. 140–240[4].
Sugiyama’s research on human-animal interactions and the deposition of large carnivores as offerings underscores the unique role that animals played in Teotihuacan rituals. Her study of animal burials beneath the Pyramid of the Moon reveals large-scale offerings of dangerous carnivores that were native to the local environment. The placement of these animals reflects Indigenous place-thought and ritual significance.[5]
Her work also explored the life histories of these animals in relation to Teotihuacan, including the management and captivity of ritual apex predators for sacrifice, and their role in rituals associated with monumentalism and the state. Additionally, her research examined ancient Indigenous place-thought and its influence on these practices.[6]
Sugiyama's research further extends to the dating of archaeological sites using bone isotope zooarchaeology. In her studies, ATR-FTIR analysis revealed minimal inter-species differences in isotopic composition, suggesting the feasibility of using remains from less valuable mammals alongside human remains for rapid preliminary screening to assess site preservation[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ “Nawa Sugiyama | George Mason University - Academia.edu.” Academia.edu, 2024, gmu.academia.edu/NawaSugiyama/CurriculumVitae.
- ^ Sugiyama, Nawa, et al. "Animals and Sacred Mountains: How Ritualized Performances Materialized State-Ideologies at Teotihuacan, Mexico". Gotripe 2014. https://gotriple.eu/documents/ftharvardudash%3Aoai%3Adash.harvard.edu%3A1%2F12274541
- ^ ---. Sugiyama, Nawa, et al. “Animal Management, Preparation and Sacrifice: Reconstructing Burial 6 at the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, México.” Anthropozoologica, vol. 48, no. 2, Dec. 2013, pp. 467–85, https://doi.org/10.5252/az2013n2a18.
- ^ Sugiyama, Nawa, et al. "Animals and Sacred Mountains: How Ritualized Performances Materialized State-Ideologies at Teotihuacan, Mexico". Gotripe 2014. https://gotriple.eu/documents/ftharvardudash%3Aoai%3Adash.harvard.edu%3A1%2F12274541
- ^ “Inside the Sun Pyramid at Teotihuacan, Mexico: 2008—2011 Excavations and Preliminary Results.” Latin American Antiquity, vol. 24, no. 4, Dec. 2013, pp. 403–32, https://doi.org/10.7183/1045-6635.24.4.403.
- ^ --. “Animal Matter in Indigenous Place-Thought: A Case from the Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan.” Religions, vol. 15, no. 7, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, July 2024, pp. 817–17, https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15070817.
- ^ “UCR Profiles - Search & Browse.” Ucr.edu, 2024, profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/nawas.
- ^ France, Christine A. M., et al. “Establishing a Preservation Index for Bone, Dentin, and Enamel Bioapatite Mineral Using ATR-FTIR.” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, vol. 33, Oct. 2020, p. 102551, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102551.