Nyssa Itzaithi Kypuros Elizondo
Research Interests
Native American Indigenous Communities (U.S., Canada, Mexico, Belize), Middle East and North Africa (Post Arab-Spring) Maya Cultures, Maya Archeology, Ethnology, Sociocultural Anthropology, Illicit Antiquities Trade, Heritage Rights, Social Transformations in Indigenous Communities, Colonialism, Decolonization in Indigenous Communities, Conflict-Zone Archaeology, Cultural Commodification, Subsistence Looting, Museology, Environmental Anthropology, Effects of Water Scarcity
Publications
Kypuros, N. I. (May, 2025). The Antiquities Trade and Its Consequences: Predatory Practices, Commodification, Cultural Depletion, and Modern-Day Reactions. Righting Wrongs: A Journal of Human Rights, 15(1).
Awards & Grants
Maya Research Program Welker Scholarship
UCLA Competitive Edge Fellowship
Eugene V. Cota-Robles Award
