Lisa Overholtzer, McGill University

Research

archaeology Mesoamerica Central Mexico household archaeology everyday life materiality trade and exchange production

Latest funding

From Aztec Dissidents to Indigenous Conquerors: Household Social-Economic Networks at 14th-17th Century Coyotepetl, Tepeticpac, Mexico
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$69,591
From Aztec Dissidents to Indigenous Conquerors: Household Social-Economic Networks at 14th-17th Century Coyotepetl, Tepeticpac, Mexico
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$269,562
Consumption and Ethnic Politics at Aztec-Dissident Tlaxcallan, Mexico
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$71,361

From Aztec Dissidents to Indigenous Conquerors: Household Social-Economic Networks at 14th-17th Century Coyotepetl, Tepeticpac, Mexico

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Overholtzer, Lisa M.

Keywords: archaeology; Mesoamerica; Central Mexico; household archaeology; everyday life; materiality; trade and exchange; production; consumption; social identity; imperialism; colonialism

$69,591

From Aztec Dissidents to Indigenous Conquerors: Household Social-Economic Networks at 14th-17th Century Coyotepetl, Tepeticpac, Mexico

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Overholtzer, Lisa M.

Keywords: archaeology; Mesoamerica; Central Mexico; household archaeology; everyday life; materiality; trade and exchange; production; consumption; social identity; imperialism; colonialism

$269,562

Consumption and Ethnic Politics at Aztec-Dissident Tlaxcallan, Mexico

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Overholtzer, Lisa

Keywords: (1) Mesoamerica; (2) Postclassic; (3) household archaeology; (4) exchange; (5) states; (6) ceramic analysis; (7) identity; (8) ethnicity; (9) political economy

$71,361

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: archaeology Dear Professor Overholtzer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on archaeology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "From Aztec Dissidents to Indigenous Conquerors: Household Social-Economic Networks at 14th-17th Century Coyotepetl, Tepeticpac, Mexico" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]