The Congress of Maya Epigraphers came to the University of the Orient in Valladolid,

energized the campus for five days,

and made lasting changes in the field of Maya epigraphy as practiced by the Maya themselves. Continue reading →

For the living Maya, epigraphy is so much more than epigraphy. A workshop held at ADICI-Wakliiqo headquarters in Coban, Alta Verapaz, is a perfect example.

ADICI-Wakliiqo is a social service non-governmental organization focusing on sustainable agricultural development, fair trade, and environmental conservation within the context of community self-determination in the Q’eqchi’-speaking regions of Guatemala. So why epigraphy?

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