Henderson, John S.
Cornell Faculty Member
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- Professor, Anthropology (ANTHR), College of Arts and Sciences
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Research
geographic focus
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Publications
selected publications listing
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- 2012: The southeastern fringe of Mesoamerica. In Christopher A. Pool and Deborah L. Nichols (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology, pp. 482-494. New York: Cambridge University Press. (with Kathryn M. Hudson)
- 2010: Being “Olmec” in Early Formative period Honduras. Ancient Mesoamerica 21(1):187-200. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 2010: Forming Mesoamerican taste: cacao consumption in Formative Period contexts. In John E. Staller and Michael Carrasco (eds.), Pre-Columbian Foodways: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food, Culture, and Markets in Ancient Mesoamerica, pp. 157-173. New York: Springer. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 2007: Chemical and archaeological evidence for the earliest cacao beverages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 104(48):18937–18940. (with Rosemary Joyce, Gretchen R. Hall, W. Jeffrey Hurst, and Patrick E. McGovern)
- 2007: From feasting to cuisine: implications of archaeological research in an early Honduran village. American Anthropologist 109(4):642-653. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 2006: Brewing distinction: the development of cacao beverages in Formative Mesoamerica. In Cameron L. McNeil (ed.), Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao, pp. 140-153. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 2006: The plunder of the Ulua Valley, Honduras and a market analysis for its antiquities. In Neil Brodie, Morag Kersel, Christina Luke, Kathryn Walker Tubb (eds.), Archaeology and the Commodification of Material Culture, pp. 147-172. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. (with Christina Luke)
- 2004: Human use of animals in prehispanic Honduras: A preliminary report from the lower Ulúa Valley, Honduras. In K. F. Emery (ed.), Maya Zooarchaeology: New Directions in Method and Theory, pp. 223-236. UCLA, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Monograph 51. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 2004: Puerto Escondido: exploraciones preliminares del Formativo Temprano. VII Seminario de Antropología de Honduras "Dr. George Hasemann," pp. 93-113. Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia. Tegucigalpa. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 2003: Marble carving traditions in Honduras: Formative through Terminal Classic. In L. Lazzarini (ed.), ASMOSIA 6: Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, pp. xx-xx. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity, Venice, June 15-18, 2000. Padova: Bottega d’Erasmo. (with Christina Luke, Rosemary Joyce, and Robert Tykot)
- 2002: La arqueología del periodo Formativo en Honduras: nuevos datos sobre el «estilo olmeca» en la zona maya. Mayab 15:5-17. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 2001: Los comienzos de la vida aldeana en Mesoamérica oriental Yaxkin 20:19-46. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 2001: Beginnings of village life in eastern Mesoamerica. Latin American Antiquity 12(1):5-23. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 1998: Investigaciones arqueológicas en Puerto Escondido: definición del Formativo Temprano en el valle inferior del Río Ulúa. Yaxkin 17:5-35. (with Rosemary Joyce)
- 1997: World of the Ancient Maya. 2nd ed. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
- 1993: Lowland Maya Civilization in the Eighth Century A.D. Washington: Dumbarton Oaks. (with Jeremy A. Sabloff)
- 1993: Configurations of Power: Holistic Anthropology in Theory and Practice. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. (with Patricia J. Netherly)
- 1993: Pottery of Prehistoric Honduras: Regional Classification and Analysis. UCLA Institute of Archaeology, Monograph 35. (with Marilyn P. Beaudry-Corbett)
- 1993: El mundo maya. In R.M. Carmack (ed.), Historia General de Centroamérica, Vol. I: Historia Antigua, pp. 61-133. San José: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales.
- 1992: Variations on a theme: a frontier view of Maya civilization. In Elin C. Danien and Robert J. Sharer (eds.), New Theories on the Ancient Maya, pp. 161-171. Philadelphia: University Museum.
- 1992: Elites and ethnicity along the southeastern fringe of Mesoamerica. In D.Z. Chase and A.F. Chase (eds.), Mesoamerican Elites: An Archaeological Assessment, pp. 157-68. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
- 1989: Determining ceramic production: a view from Honduras. In Charles C. Kolb (ed.), Ceramic Ecology, 1988: Current Research on Ceramic Materials, pp. 97-115. BAR International Series, 513. (with M.P. Beaudry, R.L. Bishop, and K.G. Hirth)
- 1988: Investigaciones arqueológicas en el Valle de Sula. Yaxkin 11(1):5-30.
Teaching
teaching activities
- ANTHR-1200: Ancient Peoples and Places - Spring 2013
- ANTHR-4216: Maya History - Spring 2013
- ANTHR-4910: Independent Study: Undergrad I - Spring 2013
- ANTHR-4920: Independent Study: Undergrad II - Spring 2013
- ANTHR-6256: Maya History - Spring 2013
- ANTHR-7920: Independent Study: Grad II - Spring 2013
- ANTHR-7930: Independent Study: Grad III - Spring 2013
- ARKEO-1200: Ancient Peoples and Places - Spring 2013
- ARKEO-4216: Maya History - Spring 2013
- ARKEO-6256: Maya History - Spring 2013
- LATA-4215: Maya History - Spring 2013
- LATA-6256: Maya History - Spring 2013
- ANTHR-3255: Ancient Mexico and Central America - Fall 2012
- ANTHR-4256: Books of Fate, Books of the Ancestors: Astrology and History in Ancient Mesoamerica - Fall 2012
- ANTHR-4910: Independent Study: Undergrad I - Fall 2012
- ANTHR-4920: Independent Study: Undergrad II - Fall 2012
- ANTHR-7910: Independent Study: Grad I - Fall 2012
- ANTHR-7920: Independent Study: Grad II - Fall 2012
- ANTHR-7930: Independent Study: Grad III - Fall 2012
- ARKEO-3255: Ancient Mexico and Central America - Fall 2012
- ARKEO-4256: Books of Fate, Books of the Ancestors: Astrology and History in Ancient Mesoamerica - Fall 2012
- LATA-3550: Ancient Mexico and Central America - Fall 2012
- LATA-4250: Books of Fate, Books of the Ancestors: Astrology and History in Ancient Mesoamerica - Fall 2012
- ANTHR-1200: Ancient Peoples and Places - Spring 2012
- ANTHR-4220: Inkas and Their Empire - Spring 2012
- ANTHR-4910: Independent Study: Undergrad I - Spring 2012
- ANTHR-4920: Independent Study: Undergrad II - Spring 2012
- ANTHR-7220: Inkas and Their Empire - Spring 2012
- ANTHR-7920: Independent Study: Grad II - Spring 2012
- ANTHR-7930: Independent Study: Grad III - Spring 2012
- ARKEO-1200: Ancient Peoples and Places - Spring 2012
- ARKEO-4220: Inkas and Their Empire - Spring 2012
- ARKEO-7220: Inkas and Their Empire - Spring 2012
- ANTHR-3256: Ancient Civilizations Of The Andes - Fall 2011
- ANTHR-4216: Maya History - Fall 2011
- ANTHR-4910: Independent Study: Undergrad I - Fall 2011
- ANTHR-4920: Independent Study: Undergrad II - Fall 2011
- ANTHR-6256: Maya History - Fall 2011
- ANTHR-7910: Independent Study: Grad I - Fall 2011
- ANTHR-7920: Independent Study: Grad II - Fall 2011
- ANTHR-7930: Independent Study: Grad III - Fall 2011
- ARKEO-3256: Ancient Civilizations Of The Andes - Fall 2011
- ARKEO-4216: Maya History - Fall 2011
- ARKEO-6256: Maya History - Fall 2011
- LATA-3256: Ancient Civilizations Of The Andes - Fall 2011
- LATA-4215: Maya History - Fall 2011
- LATA-6256: Maya History - Fall 2011
Service
current professional activities
- continuing archaeological research on lower Río Ulúa, Honduras
outreach overview
- Designer of the archaeology section, Museum of Anthropology and History, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Background
highest degree level
- PhD in Anthropology, Yale University, 1974
educational background
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- Ph.D., Yale University, 1974
- A.B., Cornell University, 1967
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