Cover: This jade figurine cached beneath a Copan Acropolis building dedicated by Wi’ Yohl K’inich (Ruler 8) in ca. 541–542 CE represents the rebirth of the Maize God rising from a spondylus shell, a pivotal event during the Maya creation myth. This suggests that Wi’ Yohl K’inich, like other Maya kings, closely identified himself with the Maize God to reinforce his status as a “Lord of Time.” Photo by Kenneth Garrett; excavated by the Early Copan Acropolis Program, Penn Museum; courtesy Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia.
Features
Why Maya 2012 Fascinates Us
Anthony F. Aveni
Who Were the Maya?
Robert Sharer
Time, Kingship, and the Maya Universe
Simon Martin
Maya Calendars: an Overview
Simon Martin
Time of Kings and Queens
Robert Sharer
Time Beyond Kings
Loa Traxler
2012 and Beyond
Loa Traxler
The Modern Maya and Recent History
Richard M. Leventhal, Carlos Chan Espinosa, and Cristina Coc
Departments
From the Archives — The Excavation of the Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copan
Book News & Reviews—Bringing Maya Sculpture to Life
Museum Mosaic—People, Places, Projects
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