Reintroduces the pioneering works of the University Museum's research at the Piedras Negras Maya site in Guatemala. Includes meticulously scanned and edited versions of the original reports, and illustrations. The interpretive essay and index enhance accessibility for modern readers, preserving and sharing valuable insights into Maya archaeology..
John M. Weeks is Librarian at the University Museum Library; he has conducted archaeological investigations in New York, Wyoming, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras. Jane A. Hill, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, has done fieldwork in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas, as well as at Giza, Abydos, and Luxor. Charles W. Golden, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University, has done fieldwork in Honduras and Belize and is director of the Sierra del Lacandon Regional Archaeological Project in Guatemala.