Jon C. Lohse, PhD, Director of CAS

Email: jl45@txstate.edu

Phone: 512-245-2724

Office: Trinity 120A

Dr. Lohse received his B.A. from Trinity University in 1990, his M.A. (1993) and Ph.D. (2001) from the University of Texas at Austin. His interests include archaeological epistemologies; theory and method; lithic studies; household archaeology; political ecology in archaeology; and understanding the complexity of human social relationships regardless of the scale of organization, from “simple” band-level societies to hierarchical states. Dr. Lohse is currently conducting research on Central Texas prehistoric social organization at the Zatopec Site, 41HY163, and at the Gault Site, 41BL323, by looking at evidence for uneven craftsmanship in terms of learning and unskilled production in relation to expert stone tool-making behavior. He is also investigating the poorly-known Archaic and Paleoindian periods in Central America; he recently directed a project sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the Gault School for Archaeological Research at Chivacabe, near Huehuetenango, Guatemala, that sought evidence for Clovis-era occupations. He has directed multidisciplinary research undertakings in Texas, Belize, and Guatemala. As Director of CAS, he oversees a number of survey, testing and Phase III data recovery projects for which he serves as Principal Investigator, and is working to expand CAS’s role in archaeological research in Texas and abroad.

Pictured above: Jon C. Lohse giving a lesson to the crew at Actun Halal, Belize.

Ancient Maya Commoners-Chapter 1(PDF, 259.9 KB)

Lohse, Jon C., and Fred Valdez, Jr. 2004. Examining Ancient Maya Commoners Anew. In Ancient Maya Commoners, pp. 1-22, edited by Jon C. Lohse and Fred Valdez, Jr.. University of Texas Press, Austin.

Ancient Maya Commoners-Chapter 6(PDF, 508.7 KB)

Lohse, Jon C. 2004. Intra-Site Settlement Signatures and Implications for Late Classic Maya Commoner Organization at Dos Hombres, Belize. In Ancient Maya Commoners, pp. 117-146, edited by Jon C. Lohse and Fred Valdez, Jr. University of Texas Press, Austin.

Collins and Lohse-Clovis Blades and Blade Cores(PDF, 1261.0 KB)

Collins, Michael B., and Jon C. Lohse. 2004. The Nature of Clovis Blades and Blade Cores. In Entering America, Northeast Asia and Beringia Before the Last Glacial Maximum, pp. 159-183, edited by D.B. Madsen. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.

Commoner Ritual and Ideology Preface(PDF, 319.1 KB)

Gonlin, Nancy, and Jon C. Lohse. 2007. Preface. In Commoner Ritual and Ideology in Ancient Mesoamerica, pp. xvii-xxxix, edited by Nancy Gonlin and Jon C. Lohse. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.

Hageman and Lohse-Heterarchy and Lowland Maya Corporate Groups(PDF, 627.8 KB)

Hageman, Jon B., and Jon C. Lohse. 2003. Heterarchy, Corporate Groups, and Late Classic Resource Management in Northwestern Belize. In Heterarchy, Political Economy, and the Ancient Maya, The Three Rivers Region of the East-Central Yucatan Peninsula, pp. 109-121, edited by Vernon L. Scarborough, Fred Valdez Jr., and Nicholas Dunning. The University of Arizona Press.

Lohse and Findlay-A Classic Maya House Lot Drainage System(PDF, 293.3 KB)

Lohse, Jon C., and Patrick N. Findlay. 2000. A Classic Maya House-Lot Drainage System in Northwestern Belize. Latin American Antiquity 11(2): 175-185.

Lohse et al Belize Preceramic(PDF, 757.1 KB)

Lohse, Jon C., Jaime Awe, Cameron Griffith, Robert M. Rosenswig, and Fred Valdez, Jr. 2006. Preceramic Occupations in Belize: Updating the Paleoindian and Archaic Record. Latin American Antiquity 17(2): 209-226.

Zaro and Lohse-Agricultural Rythyms and Rituals(PDF, 957.6 KB)

Zaro, Gregory, and Jon C. Lohse. 2005. Agricultural Rhythms and Rituals: Ancient Maya Solar Observation in Hinterland Blue Creek, Northwestern Belize. Latin American Antiquity 16(1): 81-98.