Mesoamerica

Vol. 8 / No. 1

By: Alfred Kidder, II

Tikal: 1965

As we approach the final year of extensive archaeological work at Tikal it is quite obvious, as the reader of Dr. Coe’s […]

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Vol. 7 / No. 3

By: Dennis E. Puleston

The Chultuns of Tikal

Modern archaeology in all parts of the world abounds with unsolved mysteries and riddles. The Classic Maya area of Central […]

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Vol. 7 / No. 3

By: William A. Haviland

Prehistoric Settlement at Tikal, Guatemala

The ancient Maya ruins of Guatemala and Yucatan have held a fascination for layman and scholar alike every since the […]

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Vol. 7 / No. 2

By: Linton Satterthwaite

Maya Practice Stone-Carving At Piedras Negras

The five numbered “Miscellaneous Sculptured Stones” illustrated here were gathered by Museum expeditions to Piedras Negras, Guatemala, in the ’30’s. […]

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Vol. 6 / No. 4

By: Stephan F. DeBorhegyi

The Enduring Villages of Western Mexico

At the time of the Spanish Conquest, A.D. 1520-1535, the great American civilizations were those of the Pueblo in the […]

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Vol. 6 / No. 1

By: Helen T. Webster

Tikal Graffiti

Visitors to Tikal, the great Maya religious site in the lowlands of Peten, Guatemala, are always intrigued by the many […]

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Vol. 6 / No. 1

By: Linton Satterthwaite

Note on Hieroglyphs on Bone From the Tomb Below Temple I, Tikal

Hieroglyphs incised on bone artifacts from the spectacular Burial 116 below Temple I, Tikal, constitute a major increment to the […]

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Vol. 6 / No. 1

By: Aubrey S. Trik

The Splendid Tomb of Temple I At Tikal, Guatemala

“Pothunter,” grave-robber,” and “tomb-looter” are not respectable epithets in the vocabulary of archaeology. However, these similar activities are sometimes dignified […]

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Vol. 5 / No. 4

By: Ruben E. Reina

The Potter and The Farmer: The Fate of Two Innovators in a Maya Village

Chinautla is a small Maya town of approximately 1500 people, descendants of the Pokomam-speaking group which once occupied large portions […]

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Vol. 5 / No. 4

By: Ian Graham

Across the Peten to the Ruins of Machaquila

Any student of the Maya civilization will be aware of how incomplete a record there is of the ancient ceremonial […]

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