Vol. 23 / No. 1

By: Christopher Jones and 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

Quirigua’s dynastic and constructional history was of central concern to the site-core excavations. Since we last considered these topics (Jones […]

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Vol. 27 / No. 2

By: Christopher Jones

The Rubber Ball Game: A Universal Mesoamerican Sport

An extremely athletic sport was played by the Aztec, the Maya, and other peo­ples of Prehispanic Mesoamerica, that area of […]

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Vol. 27 / No. 3

By: Christopher Jones

Maya Hieroglyphs: A History of the Decipherment

To those familiar with the deci­pherment of Egyptian hiero­glyphs and Babylonian or As­syrian cuneiform, the lack of progress in the […]

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Vol. 28 / No. 3

By: Christopher Jones

A Ruler in Triumph: Chocolá Monument 1

At times the lack of a pub­lished line drawing will pre­vent an exquisite piece of sculpture from receiving the atten­tion […]

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Vol. 45 / No. 2

By: Christopher Jones

Rafael Morales Fernandez, 1919-2003: Portrait

We of the University of Pennsylvania Museum’s Tikal Project are saddened to hear of the passing of an old friend […]

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