This project conducted oral history interviews with members of Picuris Pueblo, NM as part of archaeological investigations into human-bird relationships at the Pueblo. Stahl funding went both towards the ethnographic interview honoraria, travel, and follow-up travel to confirm findings and meet with tribal elders and council.
The sacrificial calendar of Thorikos, an Athenian coastal deme, has provided much insight into the local pantheon and sacrificial rhythms of this community. It is also just one example of the several sacrificial calendars that are extant in the epigraphic record from 4th century BCE Attica, which, given their financial nature, indicate a rising concern for the sacrificial economy.
In 2025, I used the Stahl Award to conduct laboratory analysis of sediment core samples collected from the San Juan Luvina peatland. The funds supported the purchase of materials necessary for pollen analysis and the identification of macro- and micro-botanical remains. I directed this laboratory work during Summer and Fall 2025.
Based on oral historical interviews funded in part by the Stahl Fund conducted in August of 2024, this talk explores community and Indigenous values and memories about birds at Picuris Pueblo. This oral historical research is part of a larger investigation into avian-human relationships at Picuris Pueblo in tandem with a legacy collection of avifaunal remains from the 1960s excavations at the pueblo.
Certain loci within the Lake Titicaca Basin are thought to be significant to plant and animal domestication in the Andes; archaeological work has been conducted at key sites such as Chiripa, Lukurmata, and Wankarani in pursuit of knowledge surrounding the domestication transition by archaeologists of many subdisciplines. A base of knowledge regarding certain aspects of this transition has been established over the decades, particularly through the work of the Taraco Archaeological Project (TAP), yet many questions remain about its timing and context.
Cantazariti, A. (2014). Middle Bronze Age Ceramic Vessels from Kamid el-Loz. ARF Stahl Reports, 2014. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/21t820d1
Jose L. Marrero-Rosado and Sabrina Agarwal
