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Yajaira Núñez Cortés

E-mail: ynunez-cortes@albany.edu

Education:

Undergraduate:

Bachelor in Anthropology (Honors): University of Costa Rica
Licenciatura in Anthropology with emphasis in Archaeology: University of Costa Rica

Research interests:

Lower Central America and Mesoamerican archaeology, chiefdoms, interregional interaction, ceramics

Past experience:
2012. Field director. Izapa Regional Survey Project. Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico.
University of New York at Albany.
2011. Field Assistant. Batambal Site, Department of Anthropology and History, National Museum of Costa Rica.
2011. Survey director. Izapa Regional Survey Project. Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico.
University of New York at Albany.
2011. Participant. Excavation at El Silo Site, Northeastern Costa Rica. , Department of Anthropology and History, National Museum of Costa Rica.
2011. Participant. Excavation at Farm 6 Site and Survey at Palmatica Plantation, Southeastern Costa Rica. Department of Anthropology and History, National Museum of Costa Rica.
2010. Assistant for Laboratory analysis. Batambal and Liceo Sites. Department of Anthropology and History, National Museum of Costa Rica.
2010. Participant. Excavation at Batambal Site, Southeastern Costa Rica. Department of
Anthropology and History, National Museum of Costa Rica.
2009. Field director. Archaeological exploration in Pedro González Island, Pearl Island, Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.
2009. Assistant for pottery analysis. Field season 2009. Las Mercedes Site. National Museum of Costa Rica-University of New York at Albany.
2009. Participant. Excavation at Liceo Site, Central Caribbean, Costa Rica. Department of Anthropology and History, National Museum of Costa Rica.
2009. Participant. Excavation at Las Mercedes Site, Central Caribbean, Costa Rica. National Museum of Costa Rica-University of New York at Albany.
2008 Participant. Excavation at El Cholo Site, Southeast of Costa Rica.  Department of Anthropology and History, National Museum of Costa Rica.
2008. Field School. Rojas and Valdeperas archaeological sites, Central Valley of Costa Rica. Anthrpology Department, University of Costa Rica.