David M. Carballo

Boston University College of Arts & Sciences

David Carballo is a professor of anthropology, archaeology, and Latin American studies at Boston University, where he is also assistant provost for general education. He specializes in the archaeology of Latin America, especially the Native peoples of central Mexico and with topical interests in households, urbanism, religion, social inequality, and working with contemporary communities in understanding ancient ones. Current investigations focus on Teotihuacan’s Tlajinga district, a cluster of nonelite neighborhoods on the periphery of what was then the largest city in the Americas. Recent books include Cooperation and Collective Action: Archaeological Perspectives (ed., 2013), Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico (2016), Teotihuacan: The World Beyond the City (ed., 2020), and Collision of Worlds: A Deep History of the Fall of Aztec Mexico and the Forging of New Spain (2020). He received his BA from Colgate University (1995) and his MA (2001) and PhD (2005) from UCLA.

Areas of Expertise

• Anthropology
• Cultural Studies
• History
• Social Inequality or Stratification
• Urban Studies

Methodology

• Archival Methods
• Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR)
• Material Culture Studies