Vol. 27 / No. 3
By: Elin C. Danien
Send Me Mr. Burkitt…Some Whisky and Wine!: Early Archaeology in Central America
At the end of the last century, the pre-Columbian ruins of Mexico and Guatemala attracted adventurers and archaeologists whose names […]
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By: Elin C. Danien
The Ritual on the Ratinlixul Vase: Pots and Politics in Highland Guatemala
One of the ironies of archaeology is that as it has matured and changed from what was called “antiquarianism” to […]
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Vol. 43 / No. 3
By: Elin C. Danien
Chicken Soup and Canvas Bags: Advice for the Field
Today when the Internet is almost ubiquitous and air travel is as common as a walk down the lane, it’s […]
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Vol. 45 / No. 2
By: Elin C. Danien
Food Notes: Yom Yom Cacao!: A Favorite Maya Drink Lives On
One of the most important chocoholics who ever lived was, arguably, Carl von Linné, the 18th-century Swedish scientist who created the […]
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Vol. 46 / No. 1
By: Elin C. Danien
On the Dilemma of a Horn: The Horned Shamans of West Mexico
In one of the Wall cases of the Penn Museum’s Mesoamerican Gallery two small figures curl and turn around each […]
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Vol. 47 / No. 3
By: Elin C. Danien
A Ritual Vessel in a Maya Cave: Chocolate-Loving Monkeys and Humans: What in the World
Caves in the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala were frequently used for rituals and burials by the ancient Maya. This cylindrical […]
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Vol. 48 / No. 1
By: Elin C. Danien
Caroline Dosker: She Dusted the Mummies: Portrait
For many of us who knew her, Caroline Dosker’s death on June 26, 2005, marked the end of a more […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Elin C. Danien
Treasure in the Stable: The Long Lost Papers of Robert Burkitt: Field Experience
Eccentrics abound among the explorers, adventurers, and archaeologists who have contributed to Mesoamerican archaeology. One who has intrigued me for […]
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By: Elin C. Danien
Painted Metaphors: Politics and Pottery of the Ancient Maya
Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya features a unique collection of Maya artifacts, including the Chama polychrome ceramic cylinders, […]
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Vol. 51 / No. 1
By: Elin C. Danien
Maya Home and Hearth: From the Archives
Robert Burkitt, who was Penn Museum’s “man in Guatemala” from 1912 to 1937, had an insatiable curiosity bout all […]
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Vol. 51 / No. 1
By: Elin C. Danien
Mirroring the Maya: From the Guest Editor
Not too long ago the Maya were thought of as an enigmatic people who had inhabited a large portion of […]
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