[Aztlan] 2010 Tulane Maya Symposium

[michael ruggeri]

February 26th-February 28th, 2010
Seventh Annual Tulane Maya Symposium & Workshop
"Great River Cities of the Ancient Maya"
The ancient lowland Maya civilization of Mexico and Central America is  
often celebrated for its achievements in an environment unique for its  
lack of rivers, unlike that of the ancient Egyptian, Sumerian, Indus,  
and Chinese civilizations. Nevertheless many major lowland Maya cities  
were indeed located along important rivers such as the Usumacinta,  
Pasión, Belize, Motagua, among others. These "River Cities" provided  
the rest of the Maya lowlands access to the resource-rich highlands to  
the south, as well as contact with to both the Caribbean and Gulf  
coasts. Moreover, they facilitated the movement of peoples throughout  
the region, allowed for critical movement and trading of exotic goods,  
and gave rise to innovative artistic and architectural styles. For  
these reasons, this conference will focus on how and why the great  
river cities of the ancient lowland Maya represent some of the most  
intriguing, opulent, and important segments of this civilization.  
Speakers at this year’s conference include: David Freidel, M. Kathryn  
Brown
Takeshi Inomata, Robert J. Sharer, Arthur A. Demarest, Charles Golden,  
Rodrigo Liendo Stuardo, Jason Yaeger, Nicholas Dunning, Marc Zender,  
Gabrielle Vail, Christine Hernandez, and Marcus Eberl.
The Middle American Research Institute [MARI] is organizing this  
year’s Seventh Annual Maya Symposium & Workshop with the collaboration  
of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies.
Tulane University and the New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans, Louisiana
http://stonecenter.tulane.edu/articles/detail/332/Seventh-Annual-Tulane-Maya-Symposium-Workshop

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