Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gillespie Lab
Led by Susan D. Gillespie · Anthropology
What we study
Dr. Susan D. Gillespie studies cultural representations in Mesoamerican archaeology and ethnohistory, using semiotics and structuralism to analyze how past societies created meaningful material worlds.
What working here is like
- Reading, writing & theory
- Papers
- 4
Recent papers, explained
- Blocks, Bricks, and Material Practices of Intersubjectification at Pre-Columbian La Venta, Mexico
2025 · Journal of Anthropological Research
Analyzes serpentine blocks at La Venta to study how craftsmanship and social roles shaped identity.
- Place and Person at Pre-Hispanic Teotihuacan, Mexico
2024 · International Journal of Arts Humanities & Social Science
Compares Teotihuacan and Maya societies using material remains to explore differences in group vs. individual focus.
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- The Extended Person in Maya Ontology
2022 · Estudios Latinoamericanos
Explains Maya belief system where people and nature are interconnected and constantly changing.
- An archaeological evaluation of the Olmec “royal tombs” at La Venta, Mexico
2022 · Ancient Mesoamerica
Re-examines Olmec tombs at La Venta, questioning whether they contain royal remains.
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