Hello to Martin and the group, Thanks for posting the schedule for the Institute of Maya Studies' Arts of the Amazing Maya Class Series. No, there will not be...
Hi Jim. Thanks for the reminder about the annual Archaeology Symposium, which will take place the week of July 18th to the 22nd, at the Museo de Arqueolgia y...
... The theme this year is: ³The Awakening of Cultural Complexity: Art, Settlement and Society² ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hello, again, Well, it looks like the two files were removed in the group email process, so if anyone wants them, email me and I¹ll respond to your personal...
Hi Jim! Thanks for offering the information to the Guatemala Archaeology Symposium. Sorry about the attachment deletion but this function prevents overloading...
Hi everyone! The site of Waka, also known as El Peru, in the Peten department of Guatemala is yielding another fascinating discovery. A recently opened tomb...
Hi everyone! The Maya are famous for chocolate. Less famous but equally important is Maya honey. Here is a news article on the subject: Mayan Stingless...
Hi everybody! There is a great website called the "Electronic Atlas of Ancient Maya Sites" where you can download maps of the Maya area based on GIS ...
Hi everyone! Here is another interesting link on the subject of GIS maps: La Milpa http://www.bu.edu/lamilpa/ On another note, you may also be interested in...
That is quite intriguing. It makes me think that getting there should be included in my next trip. I just wish I could have enough time for both it AND...
Caliburn11, as far as I know, the restoration work being carried out at this point at El Mirador by Ricard Hansen is on El Tigre Complex, not Danta. Both...
Welcome back Mike! It's always good to hear about your travels. As you may already know, I'm planning a trip to Mirador next year, and even though Waka is very...
Caliburn11, perhaps these links can satisfy some curiosity about Waka. There's much to read and see about the work being conducted including 3D views and...
Thanks, Martin and Mike. Maybe it was El Tigre that Hansen referred to. Memories aren't always accurate. This will be a return to El Mirador and Nakbé. Sorry,...
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Hi group! On the Waka Interactive dig website http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/waka/ there is a photo of a stela described as "female war lord". If you...
Hi Martin. With regard to your observation of Stela 34 from Waka, showing a female lord, or queen, I did a little checking up on the Archaeology Magazine...
Hi Mike! Thanks for this fascinating overview of elite women's political roles. Indeed, monuments show a man's world with female rulers filling in the...
Estimados colegas y amigos: El Seminario de Antropología Política le invita a la próxima sesión: Con: Willibald Sonnleitner (CEMCA/CREDAL-IHEAL) Expone:...
Hi everyone! Here is a recent article on the collapse of the Maya civilization, presenting current research and interpretations: "Climate and the Collapse of...
Hi Martin. Thanks for posting these interesting, but misleading articles on the drought theory for the collapse of the lowland Classic kingdoms. After...
Thanks for this excellent overview Mike! I agree that Maya society rather transformed than collapsed from the Classic to the Postclassic periods. I also agree...
Hello group! How are you all doing? Is anybody travelling this summer? For those who will be exploring the world, here is a reminder of major academic events...
Hi everyone! The recent discovery of ancient footprints in Mexico said to be 40,000 years old is controversial but not isolated as scientists are finding an...
Hi everyone! This is just to let you know that MESOWEB, one of the best resources on the web for Mesoamerican archaeology, has improved its navigation ...