Acknowledgments
An enormous variety of people and institutions helped the Pakbeh Regional Economy Program (PREP) conduct the research discussed in this book. The authors of the chapters extend sincere thanks to all. In Yucatán, the research took place on lands that pertain to five ejidos—Kochol, Chunchucmil, San Mateo, Santo Domingo, and Coahuila—and to a landowner from the town of Halacho. The people from these ejidos who gave us the most help are Maestro Gualberto Tzuc Mena (Chunchucmil), Rosalino Camal (Chunchucmil), Esteban Uh (Chunchucmil), Roberto Pérez Cam (Chunchucmil), Filiberto May (Chunchucmil), Alonso Pool May (Kochol), Marcos Pool May (Kochol), Ramón Canul Cahuich (Kochol), Galdino Canul Cauich (Kochol), Martín Canul Canul (San Mateo), Cesar Yam Yah (San Mateo), Hervasio Dzib Hu (Santo Domingo), and Martín Puch Tzuc (Santo Domingo). While in the field, we lived in Celestún until 2000, and we thank Eneida Pech Wicab, Doña Carmen, and Don Saul for kindnesses of all sorts. We lived in the village of Chunchucmil beginning in 2000, and we thank Alejandro Patrón, Gualberto Tzuc Mena, Juventino Tzuc Dzul, Aida Cahuich Canul, and Guadalupe Canul Chim for making this possible.
The Consejo de Arqueología of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia provided permission to conduct research in Mexico. We thank the presidents of the consejo—Ing. Joaquin García Bárcena, Arqlgo. Roberto García Moll, and Arqlga. Mari Carmen Serra Puche—as well as the directors of the Centro INAH Yucatán—Luis Millet Cámara and Alfredo Barrera Rubio—for their efforts on our behalf.
Major funding for PREP came from the National Science Foundation (one grant to Dahlin, one to Dahlin and Ardren, BCS 0303322 to Hutson, and BCS 0440640 to Magnoni), the National Geographic Society, and Howard University. The following institutions also supported PREP in various ways: the Anne U. White Foundation of the Association of American Geographers, Brigham Young University, Pre-Columbian Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, Florida State University, Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya, Georgetown University, George Mason University, Grupo Plan, the Stennis Space Center at NASA, the Middle American Research Institute at Tulane University, UNAVCO, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Miami. Other support came from Alejandro Patrón Peón and Roberto and Claudia Hernández.
A number of individuals boosted PREP with their expertise and help. We thank E. Wyllys Andrews V, Joann Andrews, Ronald Bishop, Clifford Brown, Ramon Celis, Nick Dunning, Paul Hixson, Phillip Hofstetter, John Jones, Edward Kurjack, Rosemary Joyce, Marilyn Masson, Eugene Perry, Kevin Pope, and David Vlcek. Dozens of others have provided welcome ideas, comments, and criticisms on methods, manuscripts, and other project-related items over more than a k’atun.
Through the course of PREP, over 200 people from the villages of Chunchucmil, Kochol, San Mateo, Coahuila, Santo Domingo, and Maxcanú helped us cut brechas, find sites, chop brush, dig pits, wash sherds, preserve structures, and more. We thank each of them warmly. We also thank the students and professionals from beyond the local villages who worked with us in the field and/or lab. They are David Anderson, Iliana Ancona Aragón, Kevin Anchukaitis, Noemie Arazi, Daniel Bair, Dehmian Barrales Rodríguez, Marjukke Bastamow, Eric Becker, Franca Berti, Clara Bezanilla, Marcel Bradtmoller, Judith Buchino, Rich Burnett, Michelle Butler, Donald Cantu, Julieta Carmona, Ramón Carrillo, Mary Elizabeth Chambers, Dylan Clark, Jessica Conroy, Duncan Cook, Justin Dahlin, Markus Eberl, Max Farrar, Mollie Fletcher-Klocek, Jamie Forde, Vince Goldston, Adolfo González, Shannon Iverson, Chris Jensen, Alexandra Jones, Clarissa Jones, Cynthia Jones, Uta Karrer, Frauke Kenkel, Lauren Kohut, Olga Krasnov, Sean Kriletich, Peter Kritzinger, Valarie McCormack, Pierre Meyrat, David Moulton, Ardlisse Monasterios, Brett Moore, Lee Moore, Shanti Morell-Hart, Claire Novotny, Virginia Ochoa, Lea Pickard, Stephanie Powell, Jason Ramsey, Chris Rayle, Georgina Reyes, James Richard, Vanessa Rodens, Timoteo Rodríguez, Rhianna Rogers, Stanley Serafin, Stephanie Simms, Jobita Smith, Rodrigo Solinis Casparius, Mareike Steffen, Rosemary Steffy, Sharita Towne, Tyler Tuttle, José Manuel Vallines Vásquez, Dave Vlcek, Emily Walsh, Denise Warner, Isabel Warner, Takeshi Watanabe, William Werner, Crystal West, Mary West, Anthony White, Raphael “Zack” Wood, and Marion Woynar.
Finally, we thank everyone who has helped produce this book. Darrin Pratt, Jessica d’Arbonne, and Laura Furney have been extraordinarily supportive. Eleanor King and Marilyn Masson both went beyond the call of duty by sending extremely detailed and thoughtful comments on the entire manuscript. Their close readings have made this a much better book. As editor, Hutson received unending encouragement from James Hutson, Kathryn Hutson, and Shannon Plank.