[Aztlan] Texas State U.glyph workshop

[Peter Keeler]

Howdy, Listeras y Listeros - 

           Full info for next weekend's glyph workshop at Texas State is 
now on the website, and updated below. 

       The TSU workshop was originally designed to provide basic glyph 
instruction for folks who didnt have the time to attend the excellent 
but long and during-the-week U.T. Maya Meetings, and to provide some 
preparation for the U.T. Forum. This still the primary purpose. Now,
 by request, we have added special instruction to make if more interesting
 for more advanced folks, and spiced it up with a segment of really cutting
 edge ideas by Barb MacLeod to amaze, delight and terrify you.  If you are
 considering attending, I urge you to do so. It'll be well worth it.

       Here's the info again: 


                  Texas State University Weekend Workshop
                        on Maya Hieroglyphic Writing

                      Feb 16-17, 2008

       TEXTS, IMAGES, AND RITUALS OF THE UNDERWORLD OF NAJ TUNICH CAVE

 Suitable for beginners and more advanced students. No previous experience
 with glyphs is necessary. 
We are prepared to accomodate participants at any level of knowledge.             

        Peter Keeler has recently retired from 15 years as Director of the
 Maya Meetings Program
and the Forum on Maya Hieroglyphic Writing at the University of Texas at
 Austin
        Barbara MacLeod is an expert on Maya Glyphs, who has been critically
 involved in the crucial
breakthroughs in the decipherment of hieroglyphic writing since the 70's,
 and continues to be on the cutting
edge of glyph research. She is an experienced caver who has visited and 
conducted research in the Naj 
Tunich cave.
         Nick Carter is a veteran instructor of glyph workshops at both 
Texas State University and the 
University of Texas Maya Meetings             

              Day one will focus on an introduction to the glyphs for
 beginners, and suitable instruction tailored to the skill level of more 
experienced participants,with both groups breaking into small groups for 
hands-on practice

    On Day Two, We will delve into the realm of the ceremonial underworld 
of Naj Tunich Cave--a labyrinth of passages whose artifacts and paintings
 testify to ancient visitations over many centuries. We will examine some
 of the fascinating images and lengthy hieroglyphic texts to learn what 
arcane rites these visitors were performing and how they documented elapsed
 time in the ritual space of the underworld.
      

        DATE: Saturday and Sunday, Feb 16-17, 2008
                    9AM to 5 PM

        LOCATION:  Evans Hall Rm 114
                   Texas State University
                  (formerly Southwest Texas State U.)
                  San Marcos, Texas 
                  (about 20 miles due south of Austin)

        COST: $65
          payment at the door is OK, with check or exact cash 
(no credit cards)


        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: 
                       see the Texas State Anthropology Dept website:
                       www.txstate.edu/anthropology
                       where info will soon be posted
                 
       or Cont       Director: Dr. Kent Reilly, III (fr04 at txstate.edu)
                      Dept of Anthropology
                      Texas State University
                      601 University Dr
                      San Marcos, TX 78666                                          
                                   phone: 512-245-8272                      

          and/or, you can contact me with any questions (not at the posting
 address above, but) at
                     p.keeler at mail.utexas.edu

            join us - it will be fun and educational

                    ss, Peter Keeler