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Diana Karina Moreiras Reynaga is an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. She completed her PhD at the University of Western Ontario in 2019, where she focused on stable carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen isotope analyses to study the diets and geographic residential patterns of pre-Columbian societies, particularly the Aztec civilization. Her research interests encompass ancient Mesoamerican foodways, the societal dynamics of pre-Columbian populations, and the ritual significance of animals in Mesoamerican contexts. Moreiras Reynaga has been recognized for her work through notable awards, including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Currently, she collaborates on projects that involve analyzing human samples for isotopic data and understanding the origins and uses of Theobroma cacao and maize in the Americas. She has contributed to various publications in the field of bioarchaeology and anthropological archaeology, and she actively serves in leadership roles within professional associations related to Latin American archaeology.
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