Mesoamerica
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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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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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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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