Ninth-Century Stelae of Machaquilá and Seibal

Acknowledgements

FAMSI made possible my preliminary dissertation research in Guatemala and at the Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions archives of the Peabody Museum, at Harvard University, through research grant #01050.  I thank FAMSI not only for this funding, but for their patience in allowing me to complete the dissertation prior to submitting this final report. Numerous other individuals and institutions also informed, facilitated, and improved this study. At the Museo Nacional de Antropología y Etnología in Guatemala City, Director Fernando Moscoso Möller and restorer Rodolfo Yaquián graciously provided access to sculptures in storage and granted permission to photograph sculptures both on display and in storage. The author's photograph of Machaquilá Stela 7, taken at the Museum, is included herein with their kind permission. At the Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions archives at Harvard, Ian Graham, David Stuart, Barbara Fash, and James Fitzsimmons all graciously offered their time and expertise to further my investigations. Subsequent writing and research were greatly facilitated by a Junior Fellowship in Pre-Columbian Studies at Dumbarton Oaks during the 2004-2005 academic year. I thank the other fellows and the staff of Dumbarton Oaks for their numerous forms of assistance and advice. Among the many people that offered suggestions, advice, and access to unpublished resources, I would like to thank Elizabeth Boone, Victoria Bricker, Andrés Ciudad Ruiz, Markus Eberl, Stanley Guenter, David Hixson, Stephen Houston, Takeshi Inomata, Rosemary Joyce, Lily Just, Mary Ellen Miller, Mathew Moriarty, John Pohl, Merle Greene Robertson, Jeremy Sabloff, Alexandre Tokovinine, Gair Tourtellot, Irene Winter, and Marc Zender. David Redman, Associate Dean of the Graduate School at Princeton University, graciously extended library access to me to finish the dissertation in the fall of 2005.

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