The Maya Research Program is a U.S.-based non-profit organization (501C3) that sponsors archaeological and ethnographic research in Middle America. Each summer since 1992, we have sponsored archaeological fieldwork at the ancient Maya site of Blue Creek in northwestern Belize. In 2012 we again offer opportunities to participate in our field program and learn about the Maya of the past and today.
The Blue Creek project is open to student and non-student participants, regardless of experience. Participants will receive training in both excavation and laboratory techniques and receive a “crash course” on the Maya and archaeological methodology. The Blue Creek field school is certified by the Register of Professional Archaeologists.
Academic credit and scholarships are available. Please see http://www.mayaresearchprogram.org for additional information. MRP’s Welker scholarship deadline is April 1st, 2012.
We invite students and volunteers to participate in the Maya Research Program’s 21st year of our Blue Creek archaeological project in Belize.
2012 Field Season Dates:
Session 1: Monday May 28 - Sunday June 10;
Session 2: Monday June 11 - Sunday June 24 ;
Session 3: Monday July 2 - Sunday July 15;
Session 4: Monday July 16 - Sunday July 29
For additional information please contact the Maya Research Program:
www.mayaresearchprogram.org
1910 East Southeast Loop 323 #296
Tyler, Texas 75701
817-831-9011
mrpinquiries@gmail.com
Chapter 10: Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and AfricaDouglas Vail
This document provides an overview of indigenous architecture from various regions of the Americas and Africa. It describes the teepee structures of the Great Plains tribes, the wigwams of the northeastern tribes, earth mounds and structures of the Mississippi River Basin cultures, iglus of the Arctic, pit houses and shed houses of the northwest coast, and more. It also outlines the architectural traditions of Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Aztec, Inca and other pre-Columbian civilizations, including pyramids, temples, ball courts, and other ceremonial structures. The indigenous structures were well-adapted to the available resources and environmental conditions of their regions.
The document outlines IKEA's plans to launch its 2013 catalog in Prague, Czech Republic by setting up an Inspiration Tent in the city center on August 30th, 2012 where they would demonstrate the digital features of the new catalog, provide furnishing solutions and textile samples, and sign up new members for their loyalty program to raise interest in home furnishing. Over 5,000 people visited the tent, 3,000 catalogs were distributed along with limited edition bags, and around 100 new members signed up.
The Maya calendar does not predict the end of the world in 2012, but rather marks the end of a grand cycle in their Long Count calendar that began in 3114 BC. On December 21, 2012 this 5,125 year cycle will reset, renewing time in a similar way to the new year, rather than ending. The Maya did not leave any clear predictions about what would happen in 2012 specifically.
Website analytics beyond your presentationpbrolley
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Online presentation sharing with Slidesharepbrolley
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The document describes Katie Trejo's final project for Bios 275 which was an adventure at Stroud's Run where she observed and identified various plants, animals, trees and insects including hibiscus, nicotania, dragonflies, cat tails, butterflies, queen ann's lace, cardinals, bell flowers, tree frogs, bumble bees, elephant ears, red ear slider turtles, blackberries, hawks, thistles, lily pads, blue herons, willows, box turtles, horseflies, lichen, osage oranges, groundhogs, buckeye leaves, squirrels, ferns, whitetail deer, granddaddy long legs, rabbits, chipmunk
The document describes a Hanse 315 yacht. It provides details about the yacht's features, including its safety and seaworthiness, comfortable interior spaces, and ability to be customized. The yacht is 31 feet long and can sleep multiple people. It has amenities like a galley, private forecabin, and heads compartment. Owners can choose from options like hull colors and furnishings.
Chapter 10: Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and AfricaDouglas Vail
This document provides an overview of indigenous architecture from various regions of the Americas and Africa. It describes the teepee structures of the Great Plains tribes, the wigwams of the northeastern tribes, earth mounds and structures of the Mississippi River Basin cultures, iglus of the Arctic, pit houses and shed houses of the northwest coast, and more. It also outlines the architectural traditions of Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Aztec, Inca and other pre-Columbian civilizations, including pyramids, temples, ball courts, and other ceremonial structures. The indigenous structures were well-adapted to the available resources and environmental conditions of their regions.
The document outlines IKEA's plans to launch its 2013 catalog in Prague, Czech Republic by setting up an Inspiration Tent in the city center on August 30th, 2012 where they would demonstrate the digital features of the new catalog, provide furnishing solutions and textile samples, and sign up new members for their loyalty program to raise interest in home furnishing. Over 5,000 people visited the tent, 3,000 catalogs were distributed along with limited edition bags, and around 100 new members signed up.
The Maya calendar does not predict the end of the world in 2012, but rather marks the end of a grand cycle in their Long Count calendar that began in 3114 BC. On December 21, 2012 this 5,125 year cycle will reset, renewing time in a similar way to the new year, rather than ending. The Maya did not leave any clear predictions about what would happen in 2012 specifically.
Website analytics beyond your presentationpbrolley
This document discusses using web analytics tools beyond an organization's own website to gain insights. It outlines search tools like Google Trends and social media monitoring tools like Twitter searches that can provide context and benchmarking metrics. Examples of specific indicators that can be collected include Alexa rankings, news and blog mentions from sources like Google News and Technorati, RSS mentions from searches on Google, and citations from academic databases.
Online presentation sharing with Slidesharepbrolley
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The document describes Katie Trejo's final project for Bios 275 which was an adventure at Stroud's Run where she observed and identified various plants, animals, trees and insects including hibiscus, nicotania, dragonflies, cat tails, butterflies, queen ann's lace, cardinals, bell flowers, tree frogs, bumble bees, elephant ears, red ear slider turtles, blackberries, hawks, thistles, lily pads, blue herons, willows, box turtles, horseflies, lichen, osage oranges, groundhogs, buckeye leaves, squirrels, ferns, whitetail deer, granddaddy long legs, rabbits, chipmunk
The document describes a Hanse 315 yacht. It provides details about the yacht's features, including its safety and seaworthiness, comfortable interior spaces, and ability to be customized. The yacht is 31 feet long and can sleep multiple people. It has amenities like a galley, private forecabin, and heads compartment. Owners can choose from options like hull colors and furnishings.
This is my part in a panel-type presentation at Internet Librarian in October 2013. Topics covered included licensing issues, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and an affordable payment system and a great open source Internet filter and Intrusion Prevention System.
This document discusses various topics related to design and communication. It addresses how language is complicated and can have subtle nuances. It emphasizes that a designer solves problems within constraints and that discussing design process is important for good conversations about design. It provides tips for communicating design work to clients, such as focusing on process over features and avoiding metaphors. It also includes examples of email templates for sending design comps to clients.
The February meeting of the North East Safety Health & Environmental Partnership (NESHEP) was held at Wilton International. The Chairman welcomed members of the Teesside Safety Group. Dr. Patrick Morton gave a presentation on asbestos regulations and surveyor competency. Dave Swalwell presented on the history of NESHEP and potential benefits of merging the two groups, such as larger attendance and more networking opportunities. Members provided positive feedback and discussed subscription levels.
The Health and Safety Executive has made progress on several recommendations to simplify health and safety regulations for low-risk businesses. This includes creating simplified risk assessment tools for offices, shops, and charities. They also exempted low-risk home workers and self-employed people from formal risk assessments. A register of accredited health and safety consultants has been established, and clear separate guidance has been published for small businesses in lower risk activities. Consultation has taken place on consolidating regulations and extending the period for reporting injuries from 3 to 7 days.
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Is it the start of the end for L&D? Tesco Bank is addressing this fundamental shift in learning and L&D's relationship to the business. Dave shares how new starters joining the business will be learning in the future and how Tesco Bank is meeting their needs.
Twice Reply is a consulting company focused on digital transformation. It offers end-to-end services along the digital value chain, including strategy, program management, and technology expertise. Twice Reply works with clients in marketing, strategy, customer care, and IT to successfully deliver digital programs. It provides consulting services for areas like CRM, omni-channel, customer engagement, and digital business optimization. Twice Reply helps clients with process reengineering, digital customer experience, and digital customer acquisition.
The document summarizes key aspects of Warren Buffett's life and career philosophy based on a CNBC interview and his advice to young people. It notes that Buffett bought his first stock at age 11, bought a small farm at age 14 using newspaper delivery earnings, still lives in the same house he purchased over 50 years ago, drives himself everywhere without security, and focuses on long-term investing and living simply. The document also shares Buffett's rules for his CEOs and advice to stay out of debt, invest in yourself, live simply, and appreciate what you have rather than chasing brand names or things you don't need.
Solving performance problems in MySQL without denormalizationdmcfarlane
As operational database schemas become complex, users resort to denormalization to handle performance issues. This includes a range of techniques from materialized views to using MySQL as a key-value store for blobs containing full objects. While denormalization solves immediate bottlenecks, it comes at a hefty price. In this presentation Ari will explore common denormalization approaches and tradeoffs using real world examples. He will then present a solution under development at Akiban Technologies to alleviate these same problems much more efficiently, and allow users to get the best of both worlds.
The document shares two stories about God's influence in people's lives. The first story is about 9/11 survivors who were alive due to small coincidences like being late or stopping to buy a bandaid. The second story discusses feeling prompted by God to do nice things for others or receiving unexpected help as evidence that God is actively involved in people's lives and there are no true coincidences. It encourages passing on the message to share God's power.
History of architecture 1 - Lecture-7 part 2.pptxDania Abdel-aziz
The document summarizes megalithic temples in Malta, including Ggantija Temple, Tarxien Temple, and Mnajdra Temples. It notes that Ggantija is the earliest and best preserved, dating back to around 3500 BCE. It had a double cloverleaf layout and huge stone portals. Tarxien is the most complex surviving temple, with imposing facades and successive symmetrical chambers. Mnajdra is a complex of three temples aligned so the equinox sunrise illuminates the main axis.
This document provides a history of the early inhabitants and civilizations of the United Arab Emirates from the Late Stone Age to the pre-Islamic era. It discusses the Hafit and Umm al-Nar periods where collective tombs and oasis towns first appeared. The Wadi Suq and Late Bronze Age saw fewer towns and a change in burial customs. The Iron Age brought new irrigation techniques and an explosion of settlements. The Mleiha period was characterized by a flourishing town at Mleiha and long distance trade connections. The pre-Islamic era saw influence from Sasanian Iran and the rise of pearling as a major industry until the arrival of Islam in the 7th century
1) John Stevens explored and documented 44 Mayan sites in 1839, finding the cities desolate with no inhabitants. 2) He described intricate architecture, art, and evidence of a cultivated people who had risen and fallen. 3) The cause of the Maya decline around 800-900AD remains mysterious, with hypotheses including climate change, overpopulation, famine, or rebellion against the elite class.
The Maya civilization originated around 2600 BC and flourished in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. They were skilled farmers, builders, mathematicians and astronomers who constructed elaborate cities with temples, palaces and pyramids. Maya cities had strict social hierarchies led by a divine king and priests. They built structures like palaces and ball courts that incorporated symbolic elements reflecting their cosmology. The Maya left behind significant architectural achievements like the royal palace at Palenque before the civilization declined around the 10th century AD.
This is my part in a panel-type presentation at Internet Librarian in October 2013. Topics covered included licensing issues, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and an affordable payment system and a great open source Internet filter and Intrusion Prevention System.
This document discusses various topics related to design and communication. It addresses how language is complicated and can have subtle nuances. It emphasizes that a designer solves problems within constraints and that discussing design process is important for good conversations about design. It provides tips for communicating design work to clients, such as focusing on process over features and avoiding metaphors. It also includes examples of email templates for sending design comps to clients.
The February meeting of the North East Safety Health & Environmental Partnership (NESHEP) was held at Wilton International. The Chairman welcomed members of the Teesside Safety Group. Dr. Patrick Morton gave a presentation on asbestos regulations and surveyor competency. Dave Swalwell presented on the history of NESHEP and potential benefits of merging the two groups, such as larger attendance and more networking opportunities. Members provided positive feedback and discussed subscription levels.
The Health and Safety Executive has made progress on several recommendations to simplify health and safety regulations for low-risk businesses. This includes creating simplified risk assessment tools for offices, shops, and charities. They also exempted low-risk home workers and self-employed people from formal risk assessments. A register of accredited health and safety consultants has been established, and clear separate guidance has been published for small businesses in lower risk activities. Consultation has taken place on consolidating regulations and extending the period for reporting injuries from 3 to 7 days.
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As operational database schemas become complex, users resort to denormalization to handle performance issues. This includes a range of techniques from materialized views to using MySQL as a key-value store for blobs containing full objects. While denormalization solves immediate bottlenecks, it comes at a hefty price. In this presentation Ari will explore common denormalization approaches and tradeoffs using real world examples. He will then present a solution under development at Akiban Technologies to alleviate these same problems much more efficiently, and allow users to get the best of both worlds.
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History of architecture 1 - Lecture-7 part 2.pptxDania Abdel-aziz
The document summarizes megalithic temples in Malta, including Ggantija Temple, Tarxien Temple, and Mnajdra Temples. It notes that Ggantija is the earliest and best preserved, dating back to around 3500 BCE. It had a double cloverleaf layout and huge stone portals. Tarxien is the most complex surviving temple, with imposing facades and successive symmetrical chambers. Mnajdra is a complex of three temples aligned so the equinox sunrise illuminates the main axis.
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1) John Stevens explored and documented 44 Mayan sites in 1839, finding the cities desolate with no inhabitants. 2) He described intricate architecture, art, and evidence of a cultivated people who had risen and fallen. 3) The cause of the Maya decline around 800-900AD remains mysterious, with hypotheses including climate change, overpopulation, famine, or rebellion against the elite class.
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The Maya civilization flourished in Mesoamerica from around 2600 BC to AD 900. They developed advanced architectures, mathematics, astronomy and calendars. Maya cities had elaborate ceremonial buildings and pyramids built without metal tools. They were also skilled farmers and traders. Maya society was stratified, with kings and priests ruling over merchants, artisans, commoners and slaves. Maya cities had planned layouts centered around large plazas and ball courts for ritual games. Notable Maya sites include Tikal and Palenque, with grand palaces and temples decorated with sculptures and murals. Architecture had both practical and symbolic religious meanings represented through numerological and astronomical elements of structures.
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A CONTINENT OF CULTURES
Recent breakthroughs in archaeology and genetics have demonstrated that the first inhabitants of the
Americas arrived from Siberia at least 15,500 years ago BP.* Gradually these nomads filtered southward,
some likely following the Pacific coastline in small boats, others making their way down a narrow,
glacier–free corridor along the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains and onto the northern Great Plains.
There they found and hunted a stunning array of huge mammals, so–called megafauna. These animals
included mammoths that were twice as heavy as elephants, giant bison, sloths that were taller than
giraffes, several kinds of camels, and terrifying, 8–foot–long lions. Within a few thousand years the
descendants of these Siberians, people whom Columbus would wishfully dub “Indians,” had spread
throughout the length and breadth of the Americas.
nomad a member of a group of people who have no fixed home and who move about, usually seasonally,
in pursuit of food, water, and other resources.
Opinion
If your outstretched arm represented North America's human history, contact with Europe would happen
around the second knuckle of your index finger, with the fingertips being the present. Why do you think
students learn so little about the Americas before 1492?
This first colonization of the Americas coincided with, and perhaps accelerated, profound changes in the
natural world. The last Ice Age literally melted away as warmer global temperatures freed the great
reservoirs of water once locked in glaciers. A rise in sea levels inundated the Bering Strait, submerging
the land bridge and creating new lakes and river systems. The emergence of new ecosystems—climates,
waterways, and land environments in which humans interacted with other animals and plants—made for
ever–greater diversity. The first human inhabitants of the Americas had fed, clothed, warmed, and armed
themselves in part by hunting megafauna, and some combination of overhunting and climate change
resulted in the extinction of most of these giants by the end of the Ice Age. As glaciers receded and
human populations increased, the first Americans had to adapt to changing conditions. They adjusted by
hunting smaller animals with new, more specialized kinds of stone tools and by learning to exploit
particular places more efficiently.
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ecosystem a community and/or region studied as a system of functioning relationships between
organisms and their environments.
So it was that between 10,000 and 2,500 years ago distinctive regional cultures developed among the
peoples of the Americas. Those who remained in the Great Plains turned to hunting the much smaller
descendants of the now–extinct giant bison; those in the deserts of the Great Basin survived on small
game, seeds, and e.
The Minoan civilization arose on the island of Crete around 1700 BC and lasted until around 1100 BC. It was a highly advanced Bronze Age civilization that was rediscovered in the early 20th century through archaeological excavations. The Minoans built large palatial complexes that served administrative and religious functions. They engaged in extensive overseas trade and spread Minoan culture throughout the Aegean Sea. Minoan society placed great emphasis on art, architecture, and leisure activities like sports. The Minoan civilization declined around 1100 BC, possibly due to a volcanic eruption or invasion.
The Maya civilization flourished in Mesoamerica from around 250 AD to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. They established many city-states across the Yucatan Peninsula, governed by hereditary rulers, where they developed advanced systems of writing, mathematics, astronomy, and architecture. Some of their greatest cities, like Chichen Itza, contained temples, ball courts, and structures like El Castillo pyramid that aligned with astronomical events. While their civilization mysteriously declined around 900 AD, Maya culture and influence continued through the Postclassic period until the Spanish conquest, and over 4 million Maya descendants still live on today maintaining aspects of their ancestral culture and language.
The Pyramid of the Magician in Uxmal, Mexico is named after a legend about a magical dwarf who built it in a single night to prove his leadership abilities. Uxmal reached its peak population of 25,000 between 600-900 AD as one of the most important cities on the Yucatan Peninsula. It was abandoned around 950 AD, possibly due to social revolt. The well-preserved ruins at Uxmal provide information about the Maya civilization's temples, pyramids, ball game, calendar, and worship of the god Chac.
History of Architecture 1
Report by: Ampil + Faustino
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
School of Design & Arts
Architecture Program
1st Term S.Y. 2016-17
December 2016
The document provides a detailed overview of the history and civilizations of ancient Mexico, beginning with the first humans who migrated from Asia around 40,000 years ago. It discusses the major pre-Columbian civilizations that arose including the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec empires. The Maya are described in particular depth, highlighting their advanced mathematics, calendars, and city-states, before environmental challenges including deforestation led to the decline and abandonment of the classic Maya cities between 800-950 AD. The document also outlines the rise and fall of the powerful Aztec empire that dominated central Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century.
The document summarizes early civilizations in Mesoamerica, including the Olmec from 1200 BC to 400 BC, Teotihuacan from 100 AD to 650 AD, the Maya from 250 AD to 900 AD, the Toltec from 900 AD to 1200 AD, and the Aztec from 1300 AD to 1521 AD. It provides time periods and locations for major sites of these civilizations, including San Lorenzo, La Venta and Tres Zapotes for the Olmec and the Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan. It also discusses trade routes and cultural traits shared among Mesoamerican societies such as calendars, ball games, and human sacrifice
Visiting Badlands National Park is like taking a Science class This area of the vast American grassland was once an ancient seabed, and over time, has eroded away into intricate rocky formations of multicolored buttes, canyons and delicate spires.
Even a glancing look at the eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires in the 244,000-acre park shows horizontal bands throughout the formation, each band with its own science story much like a time machine.The Badlands feature an alien landscape of ravines, ridges and colored rock layers. Badlands National Park in South Dakota is a must-see for National Park, fossil, and geology enthusiasts.
This document provides an overview of Ancient Egyptian civilization and architecture from prehistoric times through the New Kingdom period. It discusses the natural and man-made determinants that influenced architecture, including the Nile River, climate, resources, trade, politics, religion and defense. Egyptian society was highly stratified and centered around the pharaoh, who had absolute power. Early settlements developed linearly along the Nile. Mastabas and pyramids evolved as royal tombs, beginning with step pyramids like Djoser's at Sakkara. Key cities included Memphis and Thebes. Religion focused on the afterlife, shown through mummification and elaborate tombs.
THIS PRESENTATION SHOWS THE EXISTENCE OF EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE IN EGYPT.
MODERN BUILDINGS SHOWS THE CLEAR REFLECTION OF ISLAMIC AND EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE.
SOME FAMOUS THINGS OR PLACES WAS MENTION IN THIS PPT SUCH AS THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA.
I HOPE YOU SHOULD LIKE THE PPT AND KNOWS MORE ABOUT TECHNICAL AS WELL AS WONDERING INFORMATION ABOUT EGYPT.
THANK YOU
ER.SHAHA ZIM
AMU ALIGARH.
The document provides an overview of the functions and origins of art in early human societies. It discusses how the earliest art from places like Blombos Cave in South Africa dated to 77,000 years ago served decorative purposes like shell beads. Ritual and ceremonial art is seen in the cave paintings of Altamira Cave from 35,000 years ago. The document then focuses on the art of Mesopotamian cultures like the Sumerians starting around 8500 BCE as agriculture arose, enabling larger populations and surplus food leading to stratified societies, trade, writing, and large building projects by elites like the Ziggurat of Ur to demonstrate power and prestige.
The Great Wall of China was built over two millennia beginning in the 7th century BCE as a bulwark against invasions and raids. Stretching over 5,500 miles according to some estimates and 13,170 miles according to others, it features parallel walls and watchtowers but ultimately failed to provide effective security, serving more as political propaganda.
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4. During the Late Classic period ( a.d. 600–900), protect sites in this part of the world—where log-
significant population growth took place at Blue ging and the clearing of sites for cultivation and
Creek. In addition to the expansion of the elite pasturage proceeds apace unchecked—is to own
residences within the site core, 85 percent of them. We have succeeded in halting bulldozing at
all construction in Kín Tan occurred then. While several sites simply because we asked as friends
the large ditched agricultural systems below the to stop the destruction. However, such efforts have
escarpment had been in place for several hundred proven temporary. As time passes, circumstances
years, growing platforms were built at its base to change and sites become at risk again. Recently,
expand the amount of productive land. And in the through untold amounts of political maneuvering
area of the bajos separating residential compo- and with financial support from colleagues and a
nents atop the escarpment, terracing and cross- bridge loan, our not-for-profit was able to acquire
drainage features were built to expand the amount Grey Fox, a medium-size Maya center near the
of arable land, which may have been driven by Mexican border, which is still in unlogged forest.
lowered productivity due to soil erosion. Despite Over the past two decades our project has
such efforts, Blue Creek’s agricultural potential grown to encompass a multidisciplinary team of
was increased by less than five percent. researchers working to further refine the story of
By the end of the Classic Period, construction this Maya state. Preparations are now underway
activities in the central precinct and adjacent resi- for the 2012 summer season, during which we
dential areas, such as Kín Tan, came to an abrupt hope to uncover yet more details on the lives of the
halt. Ultimately, the Terminal Classic is marked at Maya of Blue Creek. For those interested in joining
Blue Creek by the abandonment and termination our project, we have grown from a rather bare-bones
of sacred structures, both within the site core and operation to a fully functional research station with
within its most elite residences. electricity, water, and even flush toilets! We have
For the past few seasons, we have focused on a permanent lab, curation space, and a wonderful
two important areas—Chum Balam-Nah, an elite Mennonite woman, Margaretha, who cooks and
residence a kilometer south of Plaza A, and a makes our lives easier. Despite such amenities, we
low-lying area known as the Alacranes Bajo, 25 still often wake up in the morning to find scorpions in
kilometers to the west, which is being transformed our coffee cups.
into rice fields and pasturelands. The bajo is
ringed with small- and medium-size settlements,
including Nojol Nah and Grey Fox, newly discov- INFORMATION
ered centers with monumental architecture some
15 kilometers west of Blue Creek. In addition, The Blue Creek project is open to student and non-student partici-
we have devoted part of our ongoing research to pants. Participants will receive training in archaeological field and
developing a better understanding of wetlands laboratory techniques. Academic credit and scholarships are avail-
agriculture. Also, during the past two years we able. For information: mrpinquiries@gmail.com.
have been flying over the Río Hondo Valley from
Blue Creek to the Caribbean, where previous 2 0 12 S E A S O N D AT E S :
work had shown that there were many ditched ag- Session 1: Monday, May 28–Sunday, June 10
ricultural systems. We were surprised, however, Session 2: Monday, June 11–Sunday, June 24
at their extent and scale. The entire valley, several Session 3: Monday, July 2–Sunday. July 15
kilometers wide and 100 kilometers long, looks Session 4: Monday, July 16–Sunday, July 29
more like a result of modern agribusiness than the
old swidden model of 40 years ago.
Unfortunately, much of our work is directed by a BIOGRAPHY
need to keep ahead of the bulldozers. Vast areas
are being cleared for mechanized agriculture and A Fellow of The Explorers Club since 1991, Thomas H. Guderjan,
the damage done to Maya sites cannot be under- Ph.D., is on the faculty of the University of Texas at Tyler, president of
estimated. In 2010, for example, several thousand the Maya Research Program (www.mayaresearchprogram.org), and
hectares of land surrounding Nojol Nah were director of the Blue Creek Project. He is the author of The Nature of a
cleared. Long ago, I realized that the best way to Maya City (University of Alabama Press, 2007).
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