Bioarch in Latin America?
Im mainly asking this out of curiosity and since I am going to graduate with a bachelors in anthropology soon, I want to start thinking about next steps afterwards. I plan to take some time before getting my masters and attend a few field schools and gain some more experience.
I recently did a forensic anthropology field school and I loved it, but I also know that forensic anthropology itself is incredibly competitive and I have more of an interest in bioarch anyway. I am a U.S. citizen, but I qualify for Mexican citizenship that I do plan on getting at some point, which I’m sure will make work in Mexico easier for me to get.
My main question is on opportunities of bio-archaeology (and archaeology in general) in Latin America (especially Mexico). Are there specific places/countries that have more opportunities than others? If I decide to pursue work in Latin America, how should I go about making connections and what kind of experience should I be focused on getting? Where should I be making my connections to get more into this work? Are there any recommendations anyone has for for grad schools (either in U.S. or LatAm) that would be good for someone more bioarch focused?
I know this is pretty general, but I’d love any advice or thoughts on possible paths and experience I could do now. Who knows, maybe I’ll find out that bioarch isn’t for me, but regardless I do want to work in Latin America and I plan on living in Mexico in the future anyways.