7th European Maya Conference
Jaws of the Underworld. Life, Death and Rebirth among the Ancient Maya
This conference was held from November 5 through 10, 2002 at The British Museum, United Kingdom. The workshop took place November 5 to 7, 2001 at the Institute of Archaeology (UCL). The event was coordinated by Institute of Archaeology (UCL).
You can download the complete program of the conference as well as the abstracts of the papers presented:
The papers presented at the conference were the following:
Research symposium (November 8, 2002):
| John F. Chuchiak IV Department of History, Southwest Missouri State University |
Yaab Uih Yetel Maya Cimil – Colonial Famines, Plagues, and Catastrophes and their Impact on Changing Yucatec Maya Concepts of Death and Dying, 1580-1660 |
| Markus Eberl Tulane University |
Buried in Stone: On Burial Customs of Classic Maya Rulers |
| Lilia Fernández Souza Universiad Autónoma de Yucatán |
Death and Memory in Chichén Itzá |
| James L. Fitzsimmons Department of Anthropology, Harvard University |
Tomb Re-Entry Among the Classic Maya: Archaeology and Epigraphy in Mortuary Ceremonialism |
| Stanley Guenter Dept. of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University |
Fire Mountain and the Headless Kings of Tikal |
| Kerry Hull Dept. of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin |
Journey from the Tomb: Ropes, Roads, and the Point of Departure |
| Emiliano Melgar Archaeology INAH, Mexico |
Water Sources for Death: Bones, Sacrifices and Cremations at Cenotes |
| Elisabeth Wagner University of Bonn |
White Earth Bundles: The Symbolic Sealing and Burial of Buildings among the Ancient Maya |
| Estella Weiss-Krejci (Dept. of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna; Faculty of Arts, University of Oporto, Portugal) |
The Maya Corpse: Body Processing from Preclassic to Postclassic Times in the Maya Highlands and Lowlands |
Public symposium (November 9-10, 2002):
| Héctor Escobedo Universidad del Valle, Guatemala |
Requiems for Dead Kings: Temples and Mortuary Pyramids at Piedras Negras |
| Elizabeth Graham Institute of Archaeology, UCL, UK |
Pagans in Paradise |
| Nikolai Grube (University of Bonn, Germany; University of Texas, USA |
Fantastic Creatures: Death Gods, Spirit Companions and Infernal Monsters |
| Norman Hammond Boston University, USA |
Life, Death and the Ancient Maya |
| Stephen Houston Brigham Young University, USA |
Ideology of the Maya Tomb |
| Simon Martin Institute of Archaeology, UCL, UK |
Mortuary Themes in Maya Art and Writing |
| Mary Ellen Miller Yale University, USA |
The Stuff of Maize: Life, Death and Resurrection of Maya Kings |
| Enrique Nalda INAH, Mexico |
Funerary Practices in Dzibanché: the Royal Tomb in Temple 11 |
| Dorie Reents-Budet Smithonian Institution, USA |
The Parallel Universe: Ritual Caves of the Maya |
| Frank and Julie Saul Lucas County Coroners Office, Ohio, USA |
Life and Death: As Recorded in their Skeletons |
| Robert Sharer University of Pennsylvania, USA |
Finding the Founder: Early Tombs at Copán, Honduras |
| David Stuart Peabody Museum, Harvard University, USA |
Mountains, Caverns and Waters: The Ancient Maya Underworld as Ritual Landscape |
| Karl Taube University of Riverside, California, USA |
Heaven and Hell: Portals, Xibalba and the Flowery Paradise |