1. The search for the tomb of a Maya King at El Mirador
a. What field methods are used?
b. What do they find?
2. The mural at San Bartolo
a. Why is its discovery significant?
b. What themes are depicted in the mural?
3. Diego de Landa
a. Who is he?
b. Why is he both reviled and honored by those who study Mayan writing?
4. What does archaeologist Richard Hanson believe contributed to the abandonment of great Maya cities like El Mirador?
5. What impresses you most about Maya writing?
1. The search for the tomb of a Maya King at El Mirador a. What field methods are used?…
1. The search for the tomb of a Maya King at El Mirador
