In the bodega of the Museo Sylvanus Morley in Tikal, Guatemala, are a number of odds-and-ends of Maya sculpture recovered from looters over the last few decades. One piece is the block illustrated here, known to many epigraphers since its publication some years ago by Karl Herbert Meyer. Its place of origin has long been [...]
Archive for June, 2009
An Inscribed Block from Pajaral, Guatemala
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Casa Herrera: UT-Austin’s New Research Center in Antigua, Guatemala
Posted in News on June 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I write this new post, the first in many weeks, from the Casa Herrera in Antigua, Guatemala. This newly restored mansion opened June 1, 2009 as the University of Texas at Austin’s new academic research center devoted to Mesoamerica and its interdisciplinary study. With the cooperation and vision of the Fundación Pantaleón, the owners [...]
