[Aztlan] Maya Exhibit Opening

[michael ruggeri]

LIsteros,

April 5, 2009 - Fall 2009
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Exhibit
"Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya"
Around 700 C.E. Chamá and the other towns and villages along  
Guatemala's Chixoy River were hubs of activity, crossroads of trade  
and pilgrimage, channeling the movement of people and ideas at the  
height of Maya civilization. This is the story of the ancient Maya as  
lived by these villagers and the rediscovery of their history by  
archaeologists today.
Penn Museum's unique collection of brilliantly painted Chamá  
Polychromes opens a window into the lives of the ordinary Maya of 1300  
years ago, and the way they dealt with the challenge of forced change.  
More than 150 objects -- figurines, jades, musical instruments, ritual  
objects, weaving implements, cooking pots and projectile points-- 
convey vibrant evidence of ancient Maya life, as revealed by  
archaeological discovery and scientific analysis.
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South Street
33rd and Spruce Streets
in West Philadelphia.
Spruce Street becomes South Street just east of the Museum.
Since the South Street Bridge is closed for construction, the I-76
exits for South Street cannot be used..
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/exhibits_upcoming.shtml


Mike Ruggeri's Mesoamerica and Ancient America Lectures, Conferences  
and Exhibits
http://tinyurl.com/c9mlao