Ancient America Museum Exhibitions,
Lectures and Conferences


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Fourth Annual Maya at the Playa Conference

September 30 - October 3, 2010

Palm Coast, Florida

This four-day conference will be filled with workshops, lectures, and performances that showcase the magnificent achievements of the Maya, both past and present. Come study and interact with a host of the world's most accomplished archaeologists while relaxing in a peaceful seaside setting. Featured guest speakers will include Michael D. Coe, George Stuart, Jaime Awe, Marc Zender, in addition to over thirty more amazing Mayanists. Presented by American Foreign Academic Research and the Archaeological Institute of America. Workshop space is filling up quickly so reserve your seats in advance. Please visit www.mayaattheplaya.com for more details.

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Olmec Symposium

October 22 - October 23, 2010

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The New World Archaeology Council (NWAC) and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) are co-sponsoring a major academic symposium on the ancient Olmec culture (considered by many the "mother culture" of the Maya and other Mesoamerican civilizations). The Olmec Symposium will be held at LACMA on October 22-23, 2010 and will be free to the general public. This exciting event is being held along with the world class exhibition, "Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico." The Olmec exhibition will be open to the public at LACMA on October 2, 2010 and run through January 9, 2011. Our symposium guest speakers are among the world’s greatest Olmec scholars (archaeologists, anthropologists, linguists): Karl Taube, Michael Coe, Mary Pohl, Martha Macri, John Clarke, Richard Lesure, Kent Reilly III, Carl Wendt, Margaret Jackson, and Christopher Pool. Preliminary Agenda for the 2 day Olmec Symposium October 22, Friday night: Panel discussion by scholars M. Coe, M. Jackson, M. Pohl, and M. Macri on "The Cascajal Block and Other Evidence of Early Writing in the New World." Panel Moderator: Virginia Fields (LACMA Senior Curator of Arts of the Ancient Americas). October 23, Saturday: Seven Olmec scholars will make presentations about their latest research and knowledge of ancient Olmec art and its influence on Mesoamerican history and religious practices. Following the presentations, symposium attendees will be invited to tour the Olmec exhibition along with our guest speakers, ask questions, and marvel at the colossal monuments and other art works created by the Olmec artists. Details can be found on our website:

www.olmecsymposium.info


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Balancing the Cosmos
Now Available on DVD


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Maya Exploration Center

Alumni of the INAH-PARI-CHAAAC Palenque Cross Group Project have started their own institute in Palenque. The Maya Exploration Center offers multimedia presentations to groups traveling through Palenque. MEC staff will handle all the logistics of your group's travel and teach a series of lectures in combination with visits to various ruins in Chiapas. For more information, visit: www.mayaexploration.org.

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