THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 at 7:00 pm Delta Chapter presents

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND EPIGRAPHIS RESEARCH AT CAHAL PECH, BELIZE

By Dr. Marc Zender

Tulane University, Dept of Anthropology

University of New Orleans, Science Building Room 1001

For a link to the Science Building location, click here.

Dr. Zender will discuss recent archaeological explorations at the Classic Maya site of Cahal Pech, Belize. Excavations undertaken during the past decade have disclosed a lengthy period of occupation from Preclassic times (ca. 400 BC) through to the end of the Classic Perod (ca. AD 900), indicating a successful population navigating the complex geopolitical landscape of warfare which defined much of this period. He will also detail the discovery last summer of a rich Late Classic tomb complete with hieroglyphic inscriptions. The historical texts tell a complementary story, associating the tomb's occupant with an expansionist dynasty.