1. 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

2. Abstract

3. Outline… The Archaeological Phase (1970s) The Community Study Phase (1980s) The Community Development Phase (1990s) Community and Tourism Phase (2000 - the present) New Initiatives (the future)

4. The Archaeological Phase (1970s)

5. The First Year

6. Participant Observation

7. Professional Objectivity

8. Work and Play Maya Kitchen Garden Cobá, Q.R.

9. The Community Study Phase (1980s)

10. Treating Illnesses

11. Ethnoarchaeology

12. Intercambio

13. The Question of Clothing

14. The Community Development Phase (1990s)

15. Women’s Work

16. Kitchen Gardening

17. Arboriculture

18. Blankets for the Elderly and Children

19. Chicken Feed

20. Traditional Community Development

21. Community and Tourism Phase (2000-present)

22. Housing

23. New Initiatives

24. Artists Vincente Chimal Eduardo Ken

25. The New Maya Cultural Center Photographic Exhibit

26. The New Maya Cultural Center Local Fund Raising

27. END