2010 Maya Meetings

18/11/2015

2016 Maya Meetings registration!

The 2016 Maya Meetings will explore the archaeology and history of the lower Río Pasión region, focusing on sites of Seibal, Dos Pilas, Aguateca, and others. Research over several decades has shown this distinctive area to this was a key “hot spot” of turmoil during the Classic period – an area of c…

21/09/2012

The Mesoamerica Center
cordially invites you to a lecture by
Dr. David Stuart,
Linda and David Schele Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing

The Discovery and Decipherment of a Maya Astronomer’s “Notes” at Xultun, Guatemala

Recent excavations at the large Maya city of Xultun have revealed a number of major new discoveries, including a small structure with colorful wall paintings dating to ca. 800 AD. The faint hieroglyphs and numerical tables found inside represent a unique discovery in Maya archaeology, revealing many interesting aspects of ancient mathematics and astronomical science.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
8:00 p.m.
Art Building, ART 1.102
Free and Open to the Public
Sponsored by
The Archeology Institute of America

02/08/2012

Registration is now open for The 2013 Maya Meetings!

The Art of Maya Architecture:Cosmology and Dynasty in the Built EnvironmentJanuary 15-19, 2013The University of Texas at Austin

15/12/2011

Download the 2012 Maya Meetings Symposium Program

03/11/2011

Maya Meetings 2012:
The Narrative Workshop with Dr. Stuart is completely sold out! Registration for the beginner and advanced hieroglyph workshops is still going on!!! Hurry and get a spot on the workshops and symposium before it's too late!!!!

06/10/2011

Spaces are filling out for the 2012 Maya Meetings. REGISTER SOON TO GET A SPOT ON THE WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIUM!

20/09/2011

Registration is now open for the 2012 Maya Meetings!
Beyond the Glyphs: Ancient Maya Writing as Literature

22/08/2011

http://ttbook.org/book/david-stuart-mayan-calendar

Some people believe there's a Mayan prophecy that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012. What does the Mayan calendar really say? Mayanist David Stuart uncovers the real story. Stuart is one of the world's authorities on ancient Mayan culture. He debunks this prophecy but also explains the remarka...

02/07/2011

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/07/03/apocalypse_later/

Worried about 2012? Don’t be, says an expert on the Maya

02/05/2011

Dr. David Stuart's book release date is May 17, 2011.

The Order of Days: The Maya World and the Truth About 2012

14/04/2011

Congratulations to Dr. David Stuart for being named a recipient of the 2011 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship!

www.gf.org

On April 7, 2011, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded 180 Fellowships to a diverse group of scholars, artists, and scientists in its eighty-seventh annual competition for the United States and Canada. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the success

22/03/2011

http://www.utexas.edu/know/2011/03/18/macarthur_maya/

In a Maya signature class, first-year students get a rare learning experience: to be taught by not one, but two of the university's MacArthur fellows.