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I am an anthropological archaeologist working on my doctorate at Yale University. My doctoral dissertation is focused on better understanding the social role of Usulutan style pottery in the Late Formative (300 BCE – 200 CE) period in the Southern Maya Region. The Usulutan Pottery Project integrates stylistic analysis with compositional analysis of paste (INAA) and surface treatment (PXRF). This project is supported by a Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation, a subsidy from the Missouri University Research Reactor, an International Dissertation Research Fellowship from the Yale MacMillan Center, and an Albers Traveling Research Fellowship from the Department of Anthropology.