Keith Ferguson was born in Ireland and grew up in Franklin, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2006 with
a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology. This article represents research conducted while Keith was studying at a field school for archaeologists
in Guatemala. While he acknowledges the difficulty of &ldquot;integrating original ideas with research&rdquot; and keeping a logical
argument intact, Keith says that the challenge of writing for Inquiry helped him learn not to rush the writing and research
processes and how to better manage his time. Currently Keith is working for Archaeological Services at the University of Massachusetts.
He is applying to graduate programs to study Mesoamerican archaeology.
Dr. William Saturno is an assistant professor of anthropology and has been at the University of New Hampshire since August 2003. He specializes in Mesoamerican archaeology, and is the director of the San Bartolo Regional Archaeology Project in Guatemala. This was Dr. Saturno’s second experience serving as a mentor; in 2005 he worked with Caitlin Walker, another UNH anthropology student whose article in Inquiry ’06 may be viewed here.
Read Keith Ferguson's research article, The Relationship of the Maya and Teotihuacan: A Mesoamerican Mystery >>
