Mesoamerica
Vol. 58 / No. 1
By: Kate Murphy and Cynthia Susalla
Secrets of Ancient Magic: The Power of Spells, Curses, & Omens
In ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, practitioners of magic exploited symbolic words, images, and rituals to achieve desired outcomes […]
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Vol. 57 / No. 2
By: Stuart D. Scott
Mrs. Scaife & The Jade Mask: A Memoir of Tikal
On the warm spring morning of March 5, 1959, as the sun first appeared over the tiered rainforest canopy of […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 2
By: Janet Simon
From the Archives: The Old Guatemala Trotters: A Friendship Deepened through War
This is the story of two individuals drawn together through their work in Maya archaeology, who later developed a friendship […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 2
By: Simon Martin
Reports from the Field: City of the Serpent Kings: Calakmul, Mexico
If you were to fly low over the forests of southeastern Mexico, about 35 km from the border with Guatemala, […]
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Vol. 55 / No. 3
By: Lucy Fowler Williams
Native American Voices Today: From the Guest Editor
This special issue of Expedition is an extension of our new exhibition, Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now, and […]
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Vol. 55 / No. 3
By: Joseph R. Aguilar
Researching the Pueblo Revolt of 1680
On August 10, 1680, the Pueblo people, along with their Navajo and Apache allies, orchestrated what is arguably the most […]
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Vol. 55 / No. 2
By: Ellen E. Bell
Portrait – Remembering Robert J. Sharer (1940-2012)
Dr. Robert J. Sharer was the Sally and Alvin Shoemaker Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and […]
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Vol. 54 / No. 3
By: Alessandro Pezzati
The Accidental Mayanist: Tatiana Proskouriakoff
Of all the brilliant minds that have lit up the firmament of ancient Maya studies, there is none that arouses […]
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Vol. 54 / No. 2
By: Peter D. Harrison
A Marvel of Maya Engineering: Water Management at Tikal
Maya structures are often described as great feats of engineering. Perhaps no site in the Maya Lowlands illustrates this more […]
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Vol. 54 / No. 1
By: Robert Sharer
Copan Altar Q
Altar Q was dedicated by Copan’s 16th ruler, Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat in 776 CE. The four sides of this […]
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