Surface Archaeology in the Chilapa-Zitlala Area of Guerrero, México
Seasons 2 and 3 (2004–2005)

Acknowledgements

First of all, to my Institution, the Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., (FAMSI), for their financial support; from the first I am especially grateful to Carlos Serrano, the Institute's Director, and, from FAMSI, Sandra Noble, for her patience in answering questions, and Jessica Costa. The Dirección General para el Apoyo al Personal Académico, of the UNAM, supported student help in the lab from May through December, 2004. To the Consejo de Arqueología, of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), that considered the project worthy. Three people were important in helping obtain financial support: David Grove, Linda Manzanilla, and Jaime Litvak. I appreciate the support given by a number of colleagues, who one way or another supported the project, either with infrastructure or their visits to the project: Raúl Arana, Rubén Cabrera, Ponciano Ortiz, Louise Paradis, Rosa Reyna, and Carmen Rodríguez. Will Levey, a colleague from Grad School days, visited us for a short while and helped mark sherds. To Profr. Magdalena Salazar, who kept us healthy, with good food, during the three seasons. I appreciate the support received from Amín Zarur Ménez, Coordinator of the State office of Fortalecimiento Municipal, and Dina Villanueva Ríos, of the Governor's office, in February, 2005. Special thanks must also be expressed to Irene Castañeda, who gave me permission to dig at Baño Negro during the 2005 field season.

We received invaluable help from various people in the different communities we surveyed in 2004 and 2005. In Acatlán: Gabriel Lima Astudillo, who is practically a full member of the project; Damián Sombra Rita, Municipal Commissary in 2004, Luís Vázquez Herculano, Municipal Commissary in 2005, Uriel Damasillo Cadena, who worked on the excavation at Cerro Quiotepec, and Inocencio Pintor Sánchez, Commissary of Communal Lands, accompanied Osiris and myself in the survey of Cerro Quiotepec in 2005. In Chilapa: Maclovio Ariza Acevedo, the Mayor, and Alfonso Ocampo, Secretary of the Municipality; Prisco García Téllez, Alicia Gutiérrez Sánchez, María de Jesús Gutiérrez Sánchez, Augurio Hernández, Eloy Jaimes Morales, Balam Jaimes Nava, Ricardo Nieto, Esther Romano de Hernández, Víctor Manuel Walle Mejía; Pastor Cuevas Alcocer and Agustín Borjas Calleja, worked at the excavation of Baño Negro in 2005. In Mazatepec: Félix Acatitlán Chino, Municipal Commissary in 2005 and Lorenzo Copeño Zazocoteco, Substitute Commissary. In Nejapa: Modesto Rosales and Juventino Carrera, Municipal Commissary and his substitute, who accompanied us on the intensive survey of Comango; Salvador Arciniega and Alberto Cuevas, teachers at the Telesecundaria. In Trigomila: the Municipal Commissary, Donato Leonardo Jimón, and the Aparicio family, Román and Darío, who showed great interest in our work; to Professor Fermín Cuajicalco Morales, for his support during a difficult community meeting. In Viramontes: Celso Gatica Gutiérrez, Municipal Commissary; Juan Cuevas García y Alfonso Gutiérrez Fiscal, who took us to El Ranchito. In Xochitempa: Cresencio Nava Vázquez, Floriberto Nava, and Fidencio Nava. In Zitlala: special appreciation to the Hilario family, Amancio, Alejandra, and Felipe Tecolapa; to Delfino Marianito, Secretario of the Mayor of Zitlala, for his efficiency.

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