Mauricio Garduño Ambriz

Mauricio is a graduate of the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (ENAH) in Mexico with a specialization in archaeology. He has been a researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Antropolgia e Historia (INAH) Nayarit since 1993. Previously, he participated in archaeological research projects within the Basin of Mexico at the important sites of Temamatla and Teotihuacan, while he was part of the Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas of the UNAM (IIA/UNAM). More recently, he has become known for his expertise in the Aztatlán cultural complex located in the northwestern coastal strip, including San Felipe Aztatán, La Guásima, Las Animas, Coamiles, Amapa, and Chacalilla, and widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on this ancient culture. He has published numerous scientific and popular articles in specialized journals and various print and electronic media. He has also participated in various specialized courses on diverse topics (lithic technology, thematic scriptwriting for museums and exhibitions, prevention of theft and illicit trafficking of cultural property, and conservation and intervention of immovable archaeological monuments). Among the museographic projects under his curation, the temporary exhibition "Aztatlán: Archaeology of the Northwestern Coastal Strip of Nayarit" stands out, which was exhibited at the Regional Museum of Nayarit in 2010.  He also coordinated the "First Regional Workshop Seminar on Aztatlán Archaeology," an event that took place in 2008 at the Regional Museum of Guadalajara and brought together numerous national and international specialists. He has been an active member of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) since 2013 and is currently the director of the projects "Archaeological Registration, Protection, and Research in the Northwestern Coastal Strip of Nayarit" and the "Archaeological Salvage Project for the Centenario Hydro-agricultural Canal," both in the state of Nayarit.