Meet the Team Linda M. Nicholas, M.A. Adjunct Curator of Mesoamerican Archaeology and Ethnology, The Field Museum Linda Nicholas has done extensive archaeological work in Oaxaca, Mexico, for over 20 years. Linda’s early work focused on studies of land use and agriculture in the Valley of Oaxaca. She also assists Gary Feinman in supervising excavations at prehispanic sites, the most recent being at El Palmillo, a large hilltop terrace site in the eastern Valley of Oaxaca. She is a talented mapper and photographer and is responsible for most of the project’s photographs. Jennifer Clark A graduate student in the physical anthropology program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Jennifer Clark has extensive experience with human remains. Working as a cranio-facial reconstructor, she has lectured on this subject as well as forensics and mass disaster issues. Part Native-American, she has also worked in coordination with Native American groups from Chillicothe, Ohio, on issues relating to the destruction of Adena and Hopewell burials. Jennifer is currently co-authoring a laboratory handbook on human osteology (the study of bones), which makes her ideal for her role as osteologist on the El Palmillo project. meet the team>>