[Aztlan] INSTITUTE OF MAYA STUDIES MAY LECTURES

[michael ruggeri]

Wednesday,
  May 14, 8:00 PM
Institute of Maya Studies Lecture
A New Video by Jim Reed:
“Copán–Guatemala Highlands
Maya Adventure – Part One”

During the summer of 2007, IMS newsletter editor Jim Reed led a great  
group of IMS members and other Maya enthusiasts on a wonderful  
adventure to the Mayalands. As is his style, Jim created a beautiful  
set of DVD videos to later gift to the adventurers to document and  
enhance their experiences and memories. At the same time, his efforts  
offer all a great opportunity to “relive the magic”. In part one, see  
the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Guatemala. See  
the magnificent site of Copán and its wonderful museum. We spend a  
fantastic evening with famous Copán resident, archaeologist David  
Sedat and visit his personal Maya ritual steam bath. See the  
beautiful city of La Antigua, Guatemala, and delve into the world of  
Maya jade, with the original discoverers of the whereabouts of the  
ancient Maya jade quarries, Mary Lou and Jay Ridinger. You have to  
see it to believe it ... it really is something special!

Miami Science Museum,

3280 South Miami Avenue across from Vizcaya

Miami, Florida

http://www.mayastudies.org/html/meetings.html

Wednesday,
  May 21, 8:00 PM

Institute of Maya Studies Lecture

“Three-Dimensional Spatial Technologies and Mesoamerican Archaeology”

Presented by: Travis F. Doering, Ph.D. and Lori D. Collins,  
Ph.D.,Directors of the Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies,  
Office of Research and Scholarship, University of South Florida, Tampa.

A suite of integrated spatial technologies that are incorporated  
under the label of High Definition Documentation Survey (HDDS) allows  
numerous aspects of Mesoamerica’s material record to be viewed and  
analyzed from a variety of perspectives. These technologies, which  
include an integration of both cutting-edge and conventional methods,  
allow researchers to move seamlessly among multiple scales of  
analysis. These scales range from the individual artifact, to the  
feature and depositional context, to the built and natural  
environments (e.g., architecture, site and settlement patterns,  
landscapes, and regions).

At the center of these methods is three-dimensional laser scanning, a  
non-contact and non-destructive technique that captures extremely  
accurate and robust spatial data that can then be processed and used  
to address a multitude of preservation, restoration, and research  
issues. Case studies from the authors’

Mesoamerican projects will be used to highlight several  
archaeological applications.

Miami Science Museum,

3280 South Miami Avenue across from Vizcaya

Miami, Florida

http://www.mayastudies.org/html/meetings.html







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