The Foundation supports research projects that promise significant contributions to contemporary knowledge of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. The Excellence Award was created to acknowledge grantees for these contributions. Excellence Award Winner

FAMSI Grantees submit a final report at the conclusion of their projects.
To find their illustrated reports, select from the list below:

• Reports, listed by Author Last Name

• Reports, listed by Site/Region

• Grant Recipients, listed by Year Funded

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995/1994

• Reports, via Maps

by Culture Area:
Main Mesoamerican Map
Central Plateau  |  Gulf Coast  |  Maya  |  North West  |  Oaxaca

by Country:
Belize  |  El Salvador  |  Guatemala  |  Honduras  |  México

Reports posted in 2008:

Ritual Symbols in the K'iche' Tutelary Deity Complex
by Garrett Cook & Tom Offit (Posted 2008-06-26)

Catálogo Escultórico–Iconográfico de Tula, Hidalgo: sus Imágenes en Piedra
by Esperanza Elizabeth Jiménez García (Posted 2008-06-20)

The Project for the Investigation and Conservation of the Feathered Serpent Temple, Teotihuacan, México
by Julie Marie Gazzola (Posted 2008-06-18)

El Edificio 4, un Palacio en Tula Grande, el Aposento del rey Tolteca
by Fernando Baez Urincho (Posted 2008-06-18)

Proyecto de Investigación y Conservación del Templo de La Serpiente Emplumada, Teotihuacán
by Julie Marie Gazzola (Posted 2008-06-18)

Cerro Danush: An Exploration of the Late Classic Transition in the Tlacolula Valley, Oaxaca
by Ronald Faulseit (Posted 2008-06-09)

Contesting the Sacred Landscape in Colonial Mesoamerica
by Judith Zeitlin (Posted 2008-06-03)

Preliminary Archaeological Investigations at El Bellote, Tabasco, México
by Bradley E. Ensor (Posted 2008-04-30)

Empalizadas y Zanjas: Defensa y Desarrollo de la Entidad Política de Yaxchilán
by Charles Golden (Posted 2008-04-25)

Buenavista-Nuevo San José, Petén, Guatemala, Another village from the Middle Preclassic (800-400 B.C.)
by Jeanette Castellanos Cabrera (Posted 2008-04-24)

Monumental Earthen Architecture at La Joya, Veracruz, México
by Annick J.E. Daneels (Posted 2008-04-14)

Toponymic Analysis of Three Lienzos from the Mixtec Lowlands, Oaxaca
by Laura Rodríguez Cano (Posted 2008-04-10)

Proyectos Costa Maya and Ciudad Caucel: Archaeological Survey of Northwestern Yucatán: Ceramic and Lithic Analysis
by Anthony P. Andrews (Posted 2008-04-08)

El Mapa de la Periferia Suroeste de Naranjo, Petén, Guatemala
by Vilma Fialko (Posted 2008-04-08)

Fundación, Asentamiento y Dinámica Política en la Montaña de Guerrero S. XIV-XVI
by Flor Yenin Cerón Rojas (Posted 2008-04-04)

Historical Archaeology and Indigenous Identity at the Ex-Hacienda San Miguel Acocotla, Atlixco, Puebla, México
by Elizabeth Terese Newman & Harold Juli (Posted 2008-04-01)

Chen K’u: The Ceramic of the Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá, Study of the Ceramic Fragments of the Explorations Conducted in the 60’s
by Eduardo J. Pérez de Heredia Puente (Posted 2008-04-01)

Archaeological Research in the Holmul Region, Petén, Guatemala
by Francisco Estrada-Belli (Posted 2008-03-28)

The Agave Landscape and its Archaeological Context in the Tequila Volcano Area
by Verenice Y. Heredia Espinoza (Posted 2008-03-26)

Las Pinturas en los Riscos de Parangaricutiro, Michoacán, México
by Tricia Gabany-Guerrero (Posted 2008-03-26)

Satellite Survey of El Zotz, Guatemala
by Zachary Nelson (Posted 2008-03-24)

Hydraulic Systems in Central Cancuén: Ritual, Reservoir, and/or Drainage?
by Tomás Jose Barrientos Quezada (Posted 2008-03-19)

Palenque Hydro-Archaeology Project, 2006-2007 Season Report
by Kirk D. French (Posted 2008-03-19)

Power in Places: Investigating the Sacred Landscape of Iximche', Guatemala
by Judith M. Maxwell & Ajpub' Pablo García Ixmatá (Posted 2008-03-18)

Traducción Comentada de un Manuscrito Yucateco Colonial: sobre temas religiosos y cosmológicos de un autor nativo
by Gretchen Whalen (Posted 2008-03-17)

El Paisaje Agavero y su Entorno Arqueológico en la Zona del Volcán de Tequila
by Verenice Y. Heredia Espinoza (Posted 2008-03-11)

The Kaminaljuyú Sculpture Project: An Expandable Three-Dimensional Database
by Travis F. Doering & Lori Collins (Posted 2008-03-05)

The Architectural History of La Venta Complex A: A Reconstruction Based on the 1955 Field Records
by Susan D. Gillespie (Posted 2008-02-29)

Production, exchange and consumption of glazed wares in New Spain
by Patricia Fournier & M. James Blackman (Posted 2008-02-25)

Tepango Valley Archaeological Survey: Tuxtla Mountains, Southern Veracruz, México
by Wesley D. Stoner (Posted 2008-02-22)

Detecting Foreigners in Archaeological Human Dental Enamel in Yucatán, México
by Andrea Cucina (Posted 2008-02-21)

La Secuencia Estándar Primaria: Compilación de base de datos, análisis gramatical, y documentación primaria
by David F. Mora-Marín (Posted 2008-02-21)

Lamanai Historic Monuments Conservation Project: Recording and Consolidation of New Church Architectural Features at Lamanai, Belize
by Elizabeth Graham (Posted 2008-02-19)

Proyecto de Investigación Arqueológica y Rescate en Naranjo: Documentación Emergente en el Palacio de la Realeza de Naranjo, Petén, Guatemala
by Vilma Fialko (Posted 2008-02-12)

Terrace Agriculture in Cerro San Lucas, Teotihuacan Valley
by Julia Pérez Pérez (Posted 2008-02-07)

El Paso Mareño: La interacción huave en el Istmo Sur de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
by Alejandro Castaneira Yee Ben (Posted 2008-02-04)

Encounters with the Past: Archaeological Research By and For Students in El Paraíso, Department of Copán, Honduras
by Pamela L. Geller (Posted 2008-02-01)

Green Stones in Central Jalisco
by Lorenza López Mestas Camberos (Posted 2008-01-31)

A Subsurface Testing Program at Chiquiuitan, Guatemala
by Molly Morgan (Posted 2008-01-31)

Suchil River Valley Archaeological Project, Zacatecas and Durango, 2005 Season
by Guillermo Córdova Tello (Posted 2008-01-30)

El Proyecto Arqueológico Uxbenká (PAU) La Temporada de Campo 2006
by Keith M. Prufer (Posted 2008-01-28)

Fechamiento por Radiocarbono del Material del Proyecto de Mapeo de Teotihuacán PE28 de la Cueva debajo de la Pirámide del Sol, Teotihuacán, México
by Rebecca Sload (Posted 2008-01-28)

Zooarchaeological and Isotopic Perspectives on Ancient Maya Economy and Exchange
by Erin Kennedy Thornton (Posted 2008-01-25)

Buenavista Nuevo San José, Petén, Guatemala, Otra Aldea del Preclásico Medio (800-400 a.C.)
by Jeanette Castellanos Cabrera (Posted 2008-01-25)

Proyecto Base de Datos de Topónimos Mayas del Clásico, Mesoamérica
by Alexandre Tokovinine (Posted 2008-01-25)

Producción Rural en el Noroeste de Honduras: La Temporada 2004 del Proyecto Arqueológico del Valle Bajo de Cacaulapa
by Patricia A. Urban (Posted 2008-01-25)

The Early Classic Obsidian Trade at Los Horcones, Chiapas, México
by Claudia Garcia-Des Lauriers (Posted 2008-01-16)

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