Dr. Iken Paap
| Dr. Iken Paap Amerindian Studies, Archaeology | |
Tel.: | +49 30 266 45 3202 | |
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Selection
1. Research Interests
- Settlement Archaeology
- Ceramics
- Mesoamerica
- Andean Region
2. Current Projects
Dzehkabtun Archaeological Project (2012/2013)
Dzehkabtun is an archaeological site of Mayan Culture from the Early to Terminal Classic Periods located in the northern part of Campeche, Mexico. It became known to the public by several photos, maps and descriptions made by Teobert Maler during a visit in 1887. Based on a preliminary investigation by a team from the University of Bonn conducted in 2008, a new archaeological project at Dzehkabtun is being scheduled for 2012/2013. During the 2008 survey, the site's centre was mapped, and it turned out that Dzehkabtun had been much bigger and more diverse in architectural styles than assumed before: among other traits, whole patio groups seem to have been modified by large-scale building activities during the Terminal Classic. These late structures differ in some aspects of their construction and their spatial concept from the 'c-shaped structures' of the neighbouring Puuc zone. We are planning to excavate part of them in order to answer questions about the continuity or disruption from Late to Terminal Classic times, the socio-political structure and the reasons for the abandonment of the classic centres of the central Yucatan Peninsula in a broad regional context. In addition (and as a base for further research) the mapping of the settlement will be continued. We hope to be able to delimit the archaeological site and protect it from further destruction due to seasonal burning and looting for building stones (coordination: Dr. Iken Paap).
3. Publications
Monographs and Editions
Die Keramik von Khyinga, Mustang District, Nepal.
PhD Dissertation, Universität Bonn, 2002
Articles
The obsidian and ceramics of the Puuc region: Chronology, lithic procurement, and production at Xkipche, Yucatan, Mexico.
Ancient Mesoamerica 22 (2011): 135-154 (with Geoffrey E. Braswell and Michael D. Glascock).
Erinnern und Vergessen im archäologischen Befund: Xkipché.
In: Frühsorge, Lars et al. (ed.): Erinnerungsorte in Mesoamerika. Aachen: Shaker, 2011, 69-86.
Die Ausgrabungen der Universität Bonn in Xkipché, Yucatán, 2002-2004.
In: Lars Frühsorge et al. (ed.), Götter, Gräber und Globalisierung: Indianisches Leben in Mesoamerika - 40 Jahre Alt- und Mesoamerikanistik an der Universität Hamburg. Hamburg: Kovarc, 2010, 69-90.
Uxul, Petén campechano: primera temporada de campo, 2009.
Los Investigadores de la cultura maya 18.2 (2009): 7-24 (with N. Grube).
Reconocimiento y mapeo de Dzehkabtún (Municipio de Hopelchén, Campeche).
Los investigadores de la cultura maya 17.2 (2009): 175-191.
Un cráneo de piedra de Dzehkabtún, Campeche, México.
Mexicon 30.2 (2008): portada, 30.
La exploración de Uxul, Petén Campechano: resultados de las investigaciones en el 2007.
Los investigadores de la cultura maya 16.2 (2008): 267-287 (with N. Grube).
Olvido y remembranza en el registro arqueológico: Xkipché.
Los investigadores de la cultura maya 15.1 (2007): 304-314.
Procedural 3D reconstruction of Puuc buildings in Xkipché.
In: M. Ioannides et al. (ed.), The 7th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage VAST 2006 (Eurographics Symposium Proceedings). Aire-la-Ville, 2006, 139-146 (with P. Müller, T. Vereenooghe, P. Wonka, L. Van Gool).
The Pottery of Khyinga-Khalun, Mustang District, Nepal.
In: U. Franke-Vogt & H.-J. Weisshaar (ed.), South Asian Archaeology 2003. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeologists, Bonn 2003. Forsch. z. Arch. Außereurop. Kulturen, 1). Aachen: Linden Soft, 2005, 271–276.
Epiklassikum in Nordyucatán: Siedlungsarchäologie in Südost-Mexiko.
Archäologie Online, Januar 2003.
On the Rise and Fall of the Town of Xkipché.
German Research 2 (2003): 4-7 (with M. Vallo and H. J. Prem).
Las excavaciones en Xkipché, Yucatán en 2003
Los investigadores de la cultura maya 11.2 (2003): 263-277 (with M. Vallo)
4. Curriculum Vitae
Since December 2010 | Staff member of the Research and Publications Department at the Ibero-American Institute, editorial office of the journal INDIANA |
2009-2010 | Field director: Archaeological Project Uxul, Abt. für Altamerikanistik, Institute VII, Bonn University |
2007-2008 | Scholarship from the German Archaeological Institute (DAI - Research Cluster I) |
2001-2007 | Staff member, field director: Archaeological Project Xkipché, Institut für Altamerikanistik und Ethnologie, Bonn University |
2001 | PhD, Bonn University. Dissertation: "Die Keramik von Khyinga, Mustang District, Nepal“ [The Ceramics from Khyinga, Mustang District, Nepal] |
1994 | Staff member: Archaeological Project Xkipché, Institut für Altamerikanistik und Ethnologie, Bonn University |
1993 | Master, Bonn University. Master's thesis: "Methodenkritik des Virú Valley Projects" [A methodological review of the Virú Valley Project] |
1991-2001 | Staff member: Nepal-German Project on High Mountain Archaeology, German Archaeological Institute - KAVA, Bonn |
1985-1993 | Studies at the Universities of Vienna and Bonn (Ethnology/Amerindian Studies, Prehistory, Romance languages and literature) |