Gerardo Aldana

Professor
Department Chair
gvaldana@chicst.ucsb.edu

Contact Phone: 

(805) 893-3601

Office Location: 

1710 South Hall

Specialization: 

Mayan hieroglyphic history, Mesoamerican art, indigeneity, experimental archaeology, science & technology studies

Education: 

B.S.: University of California, Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering
M.S.: University of California, Irvine, Mechanical Engineering
A.M.: Harvard University, History of Science
Ph.D.: Harvard University, History of Science

Research: 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Maya hieroglyphic history
  • Mesoamerican art
  • Experimental archaeology
  • Science studies
  • Culture theory
  • Indigeneity

Publications: 

2011 

On Mayan Astronomy and Modern Economics

2011

"On Deciphering Ancient Mesoamerican Foundational Texts: The Challenges of a Non-Logos-Based Creation Narrative" in Foundational Texts of World Literature, edited by Dominique Jullien. Peter Lang, New York.

2011

Tying Headbands or Venus Appearing: New translations of k'al, the Dresden Codex Venus Pages and Classic Period Royal 'Binding' Rituals.

British Archaeological Reports International Series S2239.

2007

The Apotheosis of Janaab’ Pakal: Science, History, and Religion at Classic Maya Palenque. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.

 

2015

 "14C and Maya Long Count Dates: using Bayesian modeling to develop robust site chronologies," in Archaeometry, DOI: 10.111/arcm.12200