CONTACT INFORMATION
ten Hoor Hall, Room 25B
Department of Anthropology
University of Alabama
Box 870210
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487EMAIL
atokovinine @ ua.edu
PHONE
(202) 348-1906
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am an anthropological archaeologist with a specialty in Maya epigraphy and 3D scanning. I am interested in the transformations of the ancient complex societies in the context of the Maya civilization. I have been relying on a combination of archaeological, textual, and visual data to explore the indigenous concepts of place, memory, and identity, as well as specific historical trajectories of individual polities and broader regional networks. I am fascinated with the life histories of inscriptions and images as material objects – commissioned by powerful patrons, made and signed by artists, appreciated and displayed, given away at feasts and performances, destroyed, cached or buried.
My epigraphic research centers on the eastern area of the department of Petén, Guatemala, and the adjacent section of Western Belize. It was known as Wuk Tzuk (“The Seven Parts”) and Wuk Kab (“The Seven Lands”) to the Ancient Maya. The great city of Naranjo and the royal house of Sa’aal influenced or directly dominated this region during most of the Classic Period (A.D. 300-830).
My archaeological field project explores the impact of broader changes in the Wuk Tzuk region on a small archaeological site of La Sufricaya in the periphery of a larger city of Holmul. I am particularly interested in the quick and drastic shifts in the regional politics in A.D. 378, 546, 744, 799, and 830 and the way they affected the urban landscape of La Sufricaya.
My other area of expertise is visual documentation of the finds in the field and of the museum collections. I rely on 3D scanning, digital drawing, photography, and photogrammetry. The Visual Documentation Lab (ten Hoor Hall, Room 25A) under my supervision offers several useful resources to students and faculty members interested in applying these technologies and techniques.
 CONTACT INFORMATIONten Hoor Hall, Room 25B
Department of Anthropology University of Alabama Box 870210 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487EMAIL atokovinine @ ua.edu PHONE OTHER PAGES |
RESEARCH INTERESTSI am an anthropological archaeologist with a specialty in Maya epigraphy and 3D scanning. I am interested in the transformations of the ancient complex societies in the context of the Maya civilization. I have been relying on a combination of archaeological, textual, and visual data to explore the indigenous concepts of place, memory, and identity, as well as specific historical trajectories of individual polities and broader regional networks. I am fascinated with the life histories of inscriptions and images as material objects – commissioned by powerful patrons, made and signed by artists, appreciated and displayed, given away at feasts and performances, destroyed, cached or buried.My epigraphic research centers on the eastern area of the department of Petén, Guatemala, and the adjacent section of Western Belize. It was known as Wuk Tzuk (“The Seven Parts”) and Wuk Kab (“The Seven Lands”) to the Ancient Maya. The great city of Naranjo and the royal house of Sa’aal influenced or directly dominated this region during most of the Classic Period (A.D. 300-830).
My archaeological field project explores the impact of broader changes in the Wuk Tzuk region on a small archaeological site of La Sufricaya in the periphery of a larger city of Holmul. I am particularly interested in the quick and drastic shifts in the regional politics in A.D. 378, 546, 744, 799, and 830 and the way they affected the urban landscape of La Sufricaya. My other area of expertise is visual documentation of the finds in the field and of the museum collections. I rely on 3D scanning, digital drawing, photography, and photogrammetry. The Visual Documentation Lab (ten Hoor Hall, Room 25A) under my supervision offers several useful resources to students and faculty members interested in applying these technologies and techniques. |