[Aztlan] NEW WORLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL COUNCIL CONFERENCE UPDATE

[michael ruggeri]

  Maya Symposium Announcement

The New World Archaeology Council [ NWAC ] has updated their website:  
www.mesoamericanmythologies.info with pertinent information about  
their upcoming Maya Symposium on October 18, 2008 in  Irvine, CA.     
This update includes the titles and abstracts of our guest speakers,  
an event registration form, information about hotel accommodations,  
and directions to the Beckman Center.

Note that to obtain a discount on registration for this prestigious  
event, you must register by September 15, 2008.  There is limited  
capacity in the Beckman Auditorium, so please register early.

Please join our outstanding scholars who will share their most recent  
research and knowledge concerning the mythology of ancient Mesoamerica.

                                      "Mesoamerican Mythologies"   
Theme Description

  The peoples of ancient Mesoamerica, including the Maya, Mixtecs and  
Aztecs recorded their mythological beliefs in a wide variety of  
media, including screenfold books, murals, painted ceramic vessels  
and monumental stone carvings. In addition, sixteenth century  
chroniclers wrote detailed accounts in both Spanish and native  
languages concerning the doings of gods and cosmogonic acts of  
creation. From this rich corpus of information, it is readily  
apparent that many themes are of great geographic range and  
antiquity, with many beliefs concerning gods of agricultural  
abundance, the earth and celestial bodies continuing with  
contemporary peoples of Mesoamerica.