30th Annual Maya Weekend
Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6, 2012
Maya 2012: Lords of Time
For the past quarter century, international scholars, Maya enthusiasts, artists, linguists, archaeologists and others have joined together for a lively weekend of engaging talks and programs centering around the Maya world. During the weekend, numerous other lectures and language workshops provide opportunities for attendees to learn about Maya culture and current archaeological work at Maya sites. Participants can expect a rich intellectual experience—and activity choices—as the weekend provides diverse opportunities for engagement.
This year's 30th Maya Weekend is held in conjunction with the exhibition Maya 2012: Lords of Time.
As always, the weekend combines illustrated talks by world renowned scholars with interactive hieroglyphic workshops for beginners and more advanced glyph readers.
Speakers List
Ricardo Agurcia: Asociación Copán—Stars and Scholars in the Archaeology of Copán, Honduras
Barbara Arroyo: Kaminaljuyu Archaeological Zone, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes—Keeping Time in the Maya Highlands: Evidence from the Preclassic
Cristina Coc: Maya Leaders Alliance of Punta Gorda, Belize—Contemporary Maya Communities and the Politics of Cultural Heritage
William L. Fash Jr. and Barbara W. Fash: Harvard University—The Story of the Late Classic Kingdom of Copan Told Through Monumental Art
John W. Hoopes: University of Kansas— The History of the 2012 Phenomenon
Barbara Knoke de Arathoon: Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena and Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City: Continuities and Change in Maya Weaving Traditions
Simon Martin: Penn Museum—Maya Flood Myth and Concepts of Destruction
Marilyn A. Masson: State University of New York at Albany—Postclassic Cities of the Maya
David Stuart: University of Texas at Austin—Maya Calendar Systems and 2012
Loa Traxler: Penn Museum—Encounters with Lords of Time: Penn Museum Archaeologists and Ancient Maya Kings
Marc Zender: Tulane University— Maya Gods in Art and Writing
Banquet Speaker
Anthony F. Aveni: Colgate University—Maya Apocalypse Soon?
Workshops
Yolanda Alcorta and Angelica Lopez, Maya Mam: Friends of the Ixchel Museum—Continuous Threads of the Maya Weaver
Elin Danien: Penn Museum—Taming the Maya Calendar
Christopher Jones: Penn Museum—Mathematics and the Maya
Frauke Sachse: University of Bonn—Metaphors of Time: The Language of Highland Maya Calendrics
