Tulane Maya Symposium
Join us for the 20th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium, "Maya Cities," exploring ancient Maya urban landscapes through archaeological, epigraphical, and comparative approaches. This three-day event features workshops, presentations, and a hieroglyphic forum examining settlement hierarchy, architectural variability, landscape modification, and demographic reconstruction across ancient, colonial, and modern sources. The symposium includes a keynote address at the New Orleans Museum of Art and a reception at the Mexican Consulate. Open to students, faculty, and the broader community interested in Maya studies. Registration is required to attend. Visit https://liberalarts.tulane.edu/mari/events/maya-symposium for pricing and to register.
Symposium Program
The Village Theater
Behind Lake Residence Hall
#48 on Interactive Campus Map
8:00 am – 8:45 am
Registration, Check In, Light Breakfast
8:45 am - 9:00 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Marcello Canuto, Director, Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University
9:00 am
Redefining Maya Urbanism in the Central Maya Lowlands through Lidar Data: Organizational Patterns of Settlement and Agriculture in Urban and Rural Areas
Francisco Estrada-Belli, Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University
9:40 am
In the Heart of the Snake: the City of Dzibanché as an Imperial Capital
Alexandre Tokovinine, University of Alabama
10:20 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am
Urban Diversity and Early Markets at Calakmul
Kathryn Reese-Taylor, University of Calgary
11:20 am
The Growth of Tikal: New Insights from Lidar Analysis and Ground Verification
Thomas G. Garrison, University of Texas at Austin
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch
Lunch will be served at Cassatt Courtyard (between Jones Hall, #25 on Interactive Campus Map, and The Commons, #28 on the Interactive Campus Map) and the Green Leaf Conference Room in Jones Hall
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Books and Merchandise Sale
2:00 pm
The Maya Mountain Metropolis of Caracol, Belize
Adrian S.Z. Chase, Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University
2:40 pm
Households, Neighborhoods, and the Dynamics of Urbanism at Lakamha'
Arianna Campiani, SARAS Department (History, Anthropology, Religions, Art, Performing Arts), Sapienza University of Rome
Lisa M. Johnson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
3:20 pm
Coffee Break
3:40 pm
The Making of Deer Mountain: The Politics of City Building at Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Travis Stanton, University of California Riverside
4:20 pm
El Mirador's Urbanism Reconsidered: Mapping and Archaeological Excavation of the UCF El Mirador Lidar Project (2022-2025)
Michael Callaghan, University of Central Florida
