Hello group! Here's a selection of new information and resources on Mesoamerican archaeology. I'm sure there is much more out there so if anyone in the group...
Hi Martin, When I clicked on the image, I got a satellite photo I have often seen on the Mirador Basin and Global Heritage Fund websites, which indicates areas...
Hi Mike and group! Indeed, there is not much to see on that photo in terms of archaeological sites. Thanks for the info about Google Earth. Martin L. ... the...
Hi group ! It seems to me that this is a very interesting exhibition. I won't miss it. Greetings Maya News Updates 2007, No. 14: Bilbao, Spain - Exhibit of 80...
Thanks for the Cancuen photos chenwaye! Did you go there recently? And do you have more photos? I would ceratinly enjoy a broader view of this site. Other...
Hello everyone! I just came back from the 25th Maya Weekend at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. I must tell you that it was one amazing weekend. The...
I was there. You may have seen the Guatemalan leather and fabric fanny pack that I brought as second prize for the Pre-Columbian Society raffle. Having Saturno...
I went there in late February and was appalled to see the place all set up for tourists, including camping, but without any other travelers being there. There...
Hi Martin, Chenwaye, and all. It does sound like a great way to spend a weekend -- listening to presentations about the Preclassic. Definitely appeals to me....
Hi chenwaye, Too bad we couldn't recognize each other. I enjoyed all presentations even though some were less than useful to the topic (Grove's "From Tlatilco...
Hi xunann, Hansen may have mentioned something about cores but he was talking so darn fast to cram everything Mirador in his alloted time that I don't think he...
Saturno also took us on a brief tour of the murals. According to my notes, on the Southern wall Hunahpu appears four times with a bird in a tree. On the north...
Hello group! Here's a bit of news on current research done by Harvard at Copan. http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/04.19/99-copan.html Martin L....
Hello group! For those who haven't heard about the Usumacinta river dam project in a while, be reassured that nothing is being built so far. But it may only be...
Who would not be in favor of a dam on the Usunacinta? It's a win win for Mexico, which would get to inundate large portions of northern Guatemala that are only...
Hello group! If Mel Gibson did one thing right with his movie Apocalypto it was to spark a general interest in the Maya civilization. The San Bernardino County...
Hello everyone! Here's a news article about an intriguing discovery made at Copan. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070517-maya-tomb.html Martin...
Hello group! For those who have been in the forum long enough you will possibly recall that my Masters thesis focused on a structural analysis of regional Maya...
Hello group! You may recall the discovery of a large monolith in Mexico city which researchers believe may cover the tomb of the Aztec emperor (see posts #556,...
Hello everyone! Still on the subject of the Aztec, several discoveries are being made at the bottom of a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano. Article:...
Hello group! I thought some of you might be interested in this radio article on the looting of Maya archaeological sites and the international art market. It's...
Hello group! For those interested in the recently discovered tomb at Copan (see message #627) here's another article with a photo of the artifacts. ...
Hello group! Here's a bit of news. Climate Change Linked To Origins Of Agriculture In Mexico http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070601173931.htm ...
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