Expedition Volume 23, Number 1 Fall 1980

Special Issue: Quirigua--Classic Maya Center
Cover: Quirigua Monument 16 ("Zoomorph P"), dated to AD 795, perhaps commemorating the death of a local ruler, is often considered to be the finest stone carving created by the ancient Maya.

Features
The Quirigua Project, 1974-1979--A Brief Outline of the Development and Structure of the Research
Robert J. Sharer

Archaeological Investigations in the Site Core of Quirigua--Epigraphic and Archaeological Data Now Provide Evidence of an Occupation History Spanning Half a Millennium
Christopher Jones and Robert J. Sharer

The Classic Maya Settlement at Quirigua--Recent Agricultural Activities Have Helped Reveal the Extent of the Buried Settlement
Wendy Ashmore

Archaeological Investigations in the Lower Motagua Valley--Survey and Excavations Have Revealed Marked Differences Between Quirigua and the Other Major Centers in this Valley
Edward M. Schortman

Discovering Early Classic Quirigua--A Unique Opportunity to Examine an Important Sector of the Early Center
Wendy Ashmore

Bibliography

Departments
University Museum Announcements

New Directions--The Director Writes

Museum Staff