Dr.
Michael E. Smith . . Publications to Download Dr.
Michael E. Smith . . Publications to Download 
-- Wide Urban World blog
-- Publishing Archaeology Blog
-- Calixtlahuacca Archaeological Project Blog
-- "Urban Organization Through the Ages" (transdisciplinary project)
-- My lab at ASU.
--ASB 223, Fall 2011, Flier (Buried Civilizations of the Americas)
I am an archaeologist specializing in the Aztecs of central Mexico. My professional title is Professor of Anthropology in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (formerly the Department of Anthropology) at Arizona State University. I have directed fieldwork projects at Aztec sites in the Mexican state of Morelos and in the Toluca Valley, and I have published several books and numerous scholarly articles on this work.
My research focuses on two broad areas: Aztec social
and economic
organization, and the comparative analysis of ancient urban societies. My theoretical and comparative interests derive from a
scientific, materialist, political-economy approach to ancient state societies. I
have published on topics of urbanism, imperialism, households, and
economic organization. Currently, my students and I are working on artifacts excavated from Calixtlahuaca (NSF support), and I am working on a transdisciplinary urbanism project.
WHAT'S NEW:
I have a new blog, Wide Urban World. Click on the logo at right:
Read a review of Aztec City-State Capitals from Urban History (2010).
I'm getting tired of my webpage design. Dreamweaver is a pain, blogs/wikis are not flexible enough, and I don't want to learn another big program. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
No, I am NOT the interior decorator of the Obama White House (nor am I the jockey who won the Kentucky Derby in 2005)
Books: (click on the covers for more information)
List of publications & downloads
Links: ASU: School of Human Evolution and
Social Change ||
Django Reinhardt video
Talking cat
New Dutch cell phone
Bronze Age orientation day
Email: mesmith9@asu.edu. 
School of Human Evolution and Social Change / P.O. Box 872402 / Arizona
State University / Tempe, AZ 85287
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