East Texas Archeological Society

Come join the East Texas Archeological Society as it begins a new year by:

Dr. Tom Guderjan

University of Texas at Tyler

presenting a talk entitled

New Perspectives on Two Decades of Research on the Ancient Maya of Belize

Thursday, September 26, 2013

at 7PM

Room G78, Ferguson Building

Stephen F. Austin State University

DIRECTIONS: Room G78 is located on the first floor of the Ferguson Liberal Arts building just down the hall from the James E. Corbin Anthropology Lab. When you enter the building, walk straight ahead and you will walk into the appropriate room. The Ferguson Building is on Raguet Street, the second building on your right past the parking garage (and just past the Vera Duga building) as one walks down Raguet south from College Street on the north side of the SFASU campus. There is a one way "loop" drive (Aikman Drive) circling to Raguet Street just north of the Duga-Ferguson buildings that can be entered from College Street half way up the block to the west. Some parking is there and in the parking garage. Call Tom if you have any problems at 936-556-0854.

Thomas Guderjan, PhD

New Perspectives on Two Decades of Research on the Ancient Maya of Belize

UT-Tyler is the lead institution in a consortium (Maya Research Program) which has undertaken annual field research in NW Belize since 1992. This discussion will offer some background on those two decades of field work and outline the accomplishments of the 2013 field season and glimpse into the plans for 2014. In 2013, fieldwork included excavations of elite residences, a Maya council house, an elite lineage head complex, ancient agricultural systems, and inside Maya caves. These efforts were coupled with ongoing bio-archaeological work, ground surveys, remote sensing and digital recording efforts. In addition, 107 students from 6 countries were trained while joining the staff in their efforts.