Guillermo Ramón Celis PhD

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Buscando la montaña sagrada. Banting Postdoctoral Researcher @McGillUniversity and Research Associate @IndianaUniversity, ICOMOS Oaxaca. Dirijo el proyecto arqueológico Guiengola en Tehuantepec. #Archaeology #Oaxaca #Mesoamerica #Remotesensing #LiDAR

Diálogos por Oaxaca: Building Bridges Through Archaeology and Community

On August 9 - 10, 2025, I had the privilege of organizing the International Symposium "Diálogos por Oaxaca" at the Museo de Arqueología Oaxaqueña Ervin Frissell in San Pablo Villa de Mitla. Together with Marijke Stoll, Jennifer Larios, and with the invaluable collaboration of museum coordinator Luis García Lalo, we brought together researchers, students, and community members for two days of…

https://guillermoramoncelis.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/dialogos-por-oaxaca-building-bridges-through-archaeology-and-community/

Diálogos por Oaxaca: Building Bridges Through Archaeology and Community

On August 9 – 10, 2025, I had the privilege of organizing the International Symposium “Diálogos por Oaxaca” at the Museo de Arqueología Oaxaqueña Ervin Frissell in San Pablo Villa…

Guillermo Ramón Celis
Estoy preparando mediante entrevistas y cartografía histórica un mapa de los barrios de Tehuantepec… aún falta por afinarse un poco, pero los resultados son muy interesantes… #maps #gis #qgis

Featured in BBC Science Focus: Using LiDAR to Reveal Ancient Zapotec Architecture

I'm excited to share that I was recently interviewed by BBC Science Focus for an article on how remote sensing technologies—like LiDAR—are transforming archaeological research across the globe. The article, "Lost" Mega-Cities Are Being Discovered in the Amazon – But Should We Call Them That?, by Sandrine Ceurstemont, discusses how cutting-edge technologies are allowing archaeologists to…

https://guillermoramoncelis.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/featured-in-bbc-science-focus-using-lidar-to-reveal-ancient-zapotec-architecture/

Featured in BBC Science Focus: Using LiDAR to Reveal Ancient Zapotec Architecture

I’m excited to share that I was recently interviewed by BBC Science Focus for an article on how remote sensing technologies—like LiDAR—are transforming archaeological research across the glob…

Guillermo Ramón Celis

New Special Issue in Arqueología Mexicana

This month, Arqueología Mexicana, in its No. 191, has published its first thematic issue dedicated to the culture, history, and archaeology of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This dossier, which I edited, combines research from leading specialists in Mexico and the United States. It offers a comprehensive exploration of the Isthmus's past, highlighting the latest archaeological discoveries and interpretations. The Isthmus…

https://guillermoramoncelis.wordpress.com/2025/03/07/new-special-issue-in-arqueologia-mexicana/

New Special Issue in Arqueología Mexicana

This month, Arqueología Mexicana, in its issue 191, has published its first thematic issue dedicated to the culture, history, and archaeology of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This special edition, wh…

Guillermo Ramón Celis
I edited this month issue of “Arqueología Mexicana.” The number is focused on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. #Archaeology #Mesoamerica Link: https://tienda.raices.com.mx
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Editorial Raíces es una empresa 100% mexicana, fundada en 1992 con la finalidad de apoyar la difusión de la cultura en México, dedicada a la publicación de las revistas Arqueología Mexicana, Relatos e Historias de México, Libros y Guías. Te invitamos a contagiarte de nuestra pasión y a descubrir nuestras raíces.

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I ran into this cool map in Halifax showing the Acadian diaspora… #Acadia #NovaScotia #Maps

2,000-year-old decapitated woman found in Irish bog identified as likely ritual sacrifice

A recent archaeological discovery in Northern Ireland has revealed that a set of well-preserved human remains discovered in a peat bog belongs to a young woman who lived more than 2,000 years ago. The discovery, now known as the “Ballymacombs More Woman,” challenges earlier assumptions that the person was a teenage boy...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/woman-found-in-irish-bog-ritual-sacrifice/

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2,000-year-old decapitated woman found in Irish bog identified as likely ritual sacrifice

A recent discovery in Northern Ireland reveals that well-preserved bog remains belong to a young woman from over 2,000 years ago.

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I’ll be talking (In Spanish) about Zapotec fortifications, and the city of Guiengola, within the Colloquium on Precolumbian War. Will be online and open-access. My talk is Tuesday at 10:15 CST, but there will be several presentations on the topic #Mesoamerica

Sharing my research in Guiengola with the press

McGill University, where I have been developing my research as a Postdoctoral Scholar since July 2024, just shared part of my research and interviewed me about my recent publication in Ancient Mesoamerica. It was nice to see how many news outlets shared this news, since portals in Australia, Colombia, Mexico, and several pages in the USA, such as…

https://guillermoramoncelis.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/sharing-my-research-in-guiengola-with-the-press/

Sharing my research in Guiengola with the press

McGill University, where I have been developing my research as a Postdoctoral Scholar since July 2024, just shared part of my research and interviewed me about my recent publication in Ancient Meso…

Guillermo Ramón Celis