Biography
Diego Matadamas Gomora is a Mexican archaeologist specializing in the Mesoamerican Postclassic period (c. 900-1520 CE), particularly in Central Mexico. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Tulane University. He holds a B.A. in Archeology from the Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico City and an M.A. in Anthropology from Tulane University. From 2009 to 2017, he was a member of the Proyecto Templo Mayor in Mexico City, where he conducted archaeological excavations in the ancient capital of the Mexica Empire. His current research focuses on the rural community of Tlalancaleca in Puebla, where he examines local dynamics at rural sites and the interactions between rural and urban areas. His research interests include Mesoamerican art and religion, complex societies, ruralism, lithic technology, trade, ancient technology, GIS, and archaeometry.