Chocolate finds its way onto even the most simplistic dessert menus today to satisfy the sweetest sweet-tooth. In ancient Mesoamerica,

Animals have been exploited for thousands of years for food, labor, religious figures and pets. Archaeologically, domestication, animal treatment, economy

Pet-keeping and animal sacrifice in antiquity were common practices. How the animals were treated can often be seen archaeologically. By

When an archaeologist studies one set of human remains, he is seeking specific information about that one person. For what

The study of human remains can tell us a great deal about a society; status, wealth, religion and others. When an archaeologist studies one set of human remains, he is seeking specific information about that one person

The sex of an individual is especially important in determining a pattern within a society Independently, the sex of an individual tells us little more than its gender, although, knowing the sex is a prerequisite for many other forms of skeletal examination (Boylston et al 2000, 47)