Affiliated Faculty Profile
Daniela Triadan
Contact Information
Research interests: sociopolitical development of small sedentary societies; Classic Maya household organization and socio-political organization with particular emphasis on Aguateca Archaeological Project in Guatemala; production and distribution of polychrome ceramics in Casas Grandes region, Chihuahua, Mexico, landscape and territoriality in southeastern Arizona in the 14th century.
Area studies courses: Patterns in Prehistory, The Earliest Civilizations, Household Archaeology, From Clovis to Coronado: Archaeology of the Southwest
Selected Publications
Triadan, D. (in press). “Dancing Gods: Ritual, Performance, and Political Organization in the Prehistoric Southwest.” In Theatres of Power and Community: Archaeology of Performance and Politics, eds. T. Inomata and L. Coben. Altamira Press.
Triadan, D., and Zedeño, M. 2004. “The Political Geography and Territoriality of 14th Century Settlements in the Mogollon Highlands of East-central Arizona.” In Cluster Analysis: The History and Organization of Pueblo IV Period (A.D. 1275-1540) Settlement Clusters in the American Southwest, eds. E. Charles Adams and Andrew I. Duff, 95-107. University of Arizona Press.
Triadan, D., and Inomata, T. 2004. “What Did They Do and Where? Activity Areas and Residue Analyses in Maya Archaeology.” In Continuities and Changes in Maya Archaeology: Perspectives at the Millenium, eds. C. Golden and G. Borgstede, 243-255. Routledge, New York.
Inomata. T., and Triadan, D. 2003 “El Spectaculo de la Muerte en las Tierras Bajas Mayas.” In Antropología de la Eternidad: La Muerte en la Civilización Maya, edited by A. Ciudad Ruiz, M. H. Ruz Sosa, and M. J. Iglesias Ponce de Leon, 195- 207. Sociedad Española de Estudios Mayas, Madrid.
Inomata T., and Triadan, D. 2003. “Where did Elites Live? Analysis of Possible Elite Residences at Aguateca, Guatemala.” In Maya Palaces and Elite Residences: An Interdisciplinary Approach, eds. J. J. Christie, 154-183. Austin: University of Texas Press.