Archaeology, Community Development, and Tourism Three Decades of Collaborative Research Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico Ellen R. Kintz SUNY Geneseo Society for Applied Anthropology Memphis, TN March 2008 Observatorio Pyramid, Cobá
Abstract
Outline… The Archaeological Phase (1970s) The Community Study Phase (1980s) The Community Development Phase (1990s) Community and Tourism Phase ( the present) New Initiatives (the future)
The Archaeological Phase (1970s)
The First Year
Participant Observation
Professional Objectivity
Work and Play Maya Kitchen Garden Cobá, Q.R.
The Community Study Phase (1980s)
Treating Illnesses
Ethnoarchaeology
Intercambio
The Question of Clothing
The Community Development Phase (1990s)
Women’s Work
Kitchen Gardening
Arboriculture
Blankets for the Elderly and Children
Chicken Feed
Traditional Community Development
Community and Tourism Phase (2000-present)
Housing
New Initiatives
Artists Vincente Chimal Eduardo Ken
The New Maya Cultural Center Photographic Exhibit
The New Maya Cultural Center Local Fund Raising
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