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Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Dependency and 鈥淪lavery鈥� in Postclassic Maya and Aztec Cultures
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Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Dependency and 鈥淪lavery鈥� in Postclassic Maya and Aztec Cultures
I am investigating the supposed presence of indigenous slavery in Postclassic Mesoamerica (ca CE 900-1521) focusing on Maya and Aztec cultures. Using methodology from archaeology, ethno-history, and anthropology I investigate relationships of dependency it in Pre-Colombian Mesoamerica. I use Spanish and Pre-Columbian indigenous sources to determine how formal and informal systems of forced labour were present in Mesoamerica prior to Spanish contact and conquest. I take into account cultural differences between Postclassic Mesoamerica and Early Modern Spain and the transcultural ideas which emerged from the melding of the cultures. Slavery touches on many themes of study within Mesoamerica, and thus I shall also be covering warfare, captives, tribute, and 鈥渟acrifice鈥� in this context. Finally, I compare ideas of slavery and dependency to ancient and even modern slave systems and slave societies to determine how we understand slavery and dependency globally.
Education
- MA, Classical Studies, University of Edinburgh, 2016
- MA, Archaeology, University College London, 2018
- Publications
Forthcoming听 听 听Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice, 鈥�Malintzin鈥檚 Origins: Slave or Cultural Confusion鈥�, Ethnohistory, (in revision).
Forthcoming听听听听 Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice, Review of Deciphering Aztec Hieroglyphs, in Papers at the Institute of Archaeology. (In press)
2021听听听 Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice, Tia B. Watkins, and Jaime J. Awe 鈥�Play and Purpose: The Relationship between Patolli and Graffiti at Xunantunich, Belize鈥� in Timeless Spaces Symposium Proceedings 2019 (eds) Rosamund Fitzmaurice, Tia B Watkins, and Yannis Nakas, in Papers at the Institute of Archaeology.
2021听听听 Rosamund Fitzmaurice, invited contributor, 鈥淢aya graffiti鈥� Mexicolore, available .
2020听听听听 Tia B. Watkins, Gabriela Saldana, Rosamund Fitzmaurice, Adam Jursk媒, and Julie Hoggarth, 鈥淩esults from the 2019 field season at Baking Pot, Belize鈥� In The Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project: A Report of the 2019 Field Season, edited by Claire E. Ebert, John P. Walden, Julie A. Hoggarth & Jaime J. Awe, Volume 25.
2018听听听听 Tia B. Watkins, Jaime J. Awe, Christophe Helmke, and Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice. 鈥淐lassic Maya Palaces and their Roles within the Greater Ceremonial Center: Results from the 2017 Field Season Xunantunich, Belize.鈥� In The Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project: A Report of the 2017 Field Season, edited by Claire E. Ebert, Julie A. Hoggarth & Jaime J. Awe, Volume 23, pp. 333-356. Institute of Archaeology, Baylor University, Waco & Department of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.
- Conference Papers
(2022)听 Rosamund E Fitzmaurice. 鈥�Malintzin鈥檚 origins: questioning her slave status using Spanish and Indigenous sources鈥� a seminar for King's College London's department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies.
2022听听听听 Rosamund E Fitzmaurice. 鈥�Influence and graffiti in the Southern Maya lowlands: transmission of figural and patolli graffiti among the Classic Maya鈥� Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Conference, online.
2021听听听听 Rosamund E Fitzmaurice. 鈥�Malintzin/Malinche/Do帽a Marina: Slave/Interpreter/Partner?鈥� Theoretical Archaeology Group, online.
2021听听听听 Rosamund E Fitzmaurice. 鈥�Nose piercing and Mixtec stone altars as the epicentre of political ceremony鈥� American Anthropological Association annual meeting, Baltimore, MD.
2021听听听听 Rosamund E Fitzmaurice 鈥�Forced Labour and Domestic Labour in Postclassic Mesoamerica: an example of social hierarchy and downward social mobility鈥� Meeting for the American Society for Ethnohistory, online.
2020听听听听 Rosamund E Fitzmaurice. 鈥�Malintzin鈥檚 origins: Slave? Or cultural confusion?鈥� Spanish and Latin American Studies Seminar 香港六合彩中特网.
2020听听听听 Rosamund E Fitzmaurice. 鈥�Maya graffiti: history and interpretations鈥� invited speaker for Speaking Archaeologically. Hosted on YouTube:
2020听听听听 Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice. 鈥淓thnohistory and the examination of 鈥楽lavery鈥�: can we use ethnohistory to understand Indigenous dependency in Pre-Columbian central Mexico?鈥� University of Oxford Hispanic and Lusophone Graduate Seminar, Jesus College, Oxford.
2019听听听听 Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice. 鈥淓thnohistory and 鈥楽lavery鈥�: to what extent can we use ethnohistory to understand indigenous dependency in Pre-Columbian central Mexico?鈥� Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) Conference, Institute of Archaeology, 香港六合彩中特网.
2018听听听听 Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice and Elizabeth Graham. 鈥淪hifting Tides of Power: A New Perspective on Coastal Networks and Maya Economy.鈥� Materiality of Maritime Cultures and Connections Conference, University of Durham.
2018听听听听 Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice. 鈥淥rdering Chaos in structure A13? Xunantunich Graffiti.鈥� Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Conference, Oxford University.
2018听听听听 Rosamund E. Fitzmaurice. 鈥淰isibility in structure A13: Xunantunich Graffiti.鈥� 香港六合彩中特网 MA Archaeology Conference, 香港六合彩中特网.
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