Mesoamerican Studies On-Air

In this interview, we interview Mayanist and artist Julia Kausch. Julia shares her process for creating detailed replicas of Maya glyphs and art, as well as some insights into her research on ceramic vessel workshops and artist identification. You can follow Julia's work on Instagram at @julias_inkpot.

*NEW* Summer Courses Available Online:

Reading and Writing Maya Glyphs with Julia Kausch

Ancient Maya Art and Power

Maya Mythology in Ceramics

Teotihuacan: Where One Becomes A God

Banquetes rituales en Palenque:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article284262978.html

Chochkitam:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/jade-mask-discovered-in-pyramid-tomb-of-maya-king/150376

Evidencia de cazadores-recolectores tempranos: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/ancient-hunting-tools-found-in-mexican-cave/150350

Sistema de túneles en Mitla:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/02/geophysical-study-finds-evidence-of-labyrinth-buried-beneath-mitla/150633

Estructuras piramidales en Puebla:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/pyramidal-structures-uncovered-at-los-teteles-de-avila-castillo/151166

Nuevos códices aztecas:https://inah.gob.mx/boletines/el-inah-recupera-los-codices-de-san-andres-tetepilco

Ritual Feasting at Palenque:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article284262978.html

Chochkitam:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/jade-mask-discovered-in-pyramid-tomb-of-maya-king/150376

Early Hunter-Gatherer Evidence:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/ancient-hunting-tools-found-in-mexican-cave/150350

Tunnel System at Mitla:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/02/geophysical-study-finds-evidence-of-labyrinth-buried-beneath-mitla/150633

Pyramidal Structures in Puebla:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/pyramidal-structures-uncovered-at-los-teteles-de-avila-castillo/151166

New Aztec Codices:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/archaeologists-recover-aztec-codices-of-san-andres-tetepilco/151131/amp

In this episode we interview art historian Beth Wilson Norwood about her research into the art of West Mexican figurines.

Beth Wilson Norwood is an art historian specializing in Pre-Columbian art, funerary art, and the art of ancient West Mexico. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of New Mexico and the editor-in-chief of the 15th volume of the journal Hemisphere: Visual Culture of the Americas. She holds an MA from UT San Antonio and a BA from the University of Central Arkansas. Her dissertation “Narrative Ceramics and Networks of Practice: West Mexican Visual Traditions in the Late Formative-Early Classic Periods,” will focus on the issue of visual communication, and the role West Mexican ceramic sculpture may have played in the expression of important cultural narratives and histories, as well as their use in performance and oral storytelling.

In this episode, co-host Tony DeLuca shares his research and outreach on West Mexican archaeology, looking at architectural energetics and guachimontones.

Find a working bibliography on West Mexico created by Tony at this link:

https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vSXrLr5DJwGA-dxgsVI34p07ip0VcoSKwbuihRLPZpE-aMXi6P-7EKVrTfqVdDKRcuCXAnFm3ARyGRF/pub

Las últimas noticias sobre Mesoamérica para noviembre y diciembre 2023:

https://www-inah-gob-mx.translate.goog/boletines/en-ek-balam-yucatan-descubren-antiguo-chultun-reutilizado-como-camara-funeraria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en 

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/11/truncated-conical-tombs-found-in-chapultepec-forest/149713 

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/12/maya-mortuary-deposits-found-in-cave-at-tulum/149972

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/la-secretaria-de-cultura-el-inah-y-el-gobierno-de-hidalgo-reprueban-actos-vandalicos-en-huapalcalco

The latest news on ancient Mesoamerica for November and December 2023:

https://www-inah-gob-mx.translate.goog/boletines/en-ek-balam-yucatan-descubren-antiguo-chultun-reutilizado-como-camara-funeraria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en 

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/11/truncated-conical-tombs-found-in-chapultepec-forest/149713 

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/12/maya-mortuary-deposits-found-in-cave-at-tulum/149972

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/la-secretaria-de-cultura-el-inah-y-el-gobierno-de-hidalgo-reprueban-actos-vandalicos-en-huapalcalco

Aquí los enlaces para las noticias compartidas en el episodio de hoy:

⁠https://www.getty.edu/news/a-rare-500-year-old-manuscript-gets-a-second-life-online/⁠

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/el-inah-confirma-la-existencia-de-un-templo-prehispanico-en-la-cima-del-cerro-san-miguel-en-atlixco-puebla

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/arqueologos-del-inah-descubren-dos-conjuntos-habitacionales-en-la-zona-arqueologica-de-kabah

⁠https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/en-el-tramo-7-del-tren-maya-el-inah-descubre-una-gargantilla-labrada-de-epoca-prehispanica⁠

⁠https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/salvamento-arqueologico-devela-11-entierros-humanos-y-una-piedra-con-petrograbado-en-san-andres-cholula ⁠

Otras noticias importantes:

⁠https://phys.org/news/2023-10-prehispanic-cancun-immigrants-maya-locals.html⁠

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/a-traves-del-promeza-se-explora-y-consolida-un-edificio-de-edzna-que-arroja-evidencia-de-vinculos-con-chichen-itza

⁠https://yucatanmagazine.com/chichen-viejo-will-make-you-fall-in-love-with-chichen-itza-all-over-again/⁠

⁠https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/zelia-nuttall-globe-trotting-scholar-unlocked-secrets-aztecs-180983049/⁠

Here is the round-up of links for the news stories shared in today's episode:

https://www.getty.edu/news/a-rare-500-year-old-manuscript-gets-a-second-life-online/

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/spoken-legend-of-temple-on-the-cerro-de-san-miguel-confirmed/148757

https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-discovered-1500-year-old-maya-palace-in-mexico/

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/en-el-tramo-7-del-tren-maya-el-inah-descubre-una-gargantilla-labrada-de-epoca-prehispanica

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/salvamento-arqueologico-devela-11-entierros-humanos-y-una-piedra-con-petrograbado-en-san-andres-cholula

Other stories of note:

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-prehispanic-cancun-immigrants-maya-locals.html

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/11/structure-at-edzna-suggests-long-distant-links-with-chichen-itza/149132

https://yucatanmagazine.com/chichen-viejo-will-make-you-fall-in-love-with-chichen-itza-all-over-again/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/zelia-nuttall-globe-trotting-scholar-unlocked-secrets-aztecs-180983049/

Catherine Nuckols es la fundadora del podcast, pero también es candidata al doctorado en la universidad de Tulane. En este episodio, ella comparte su investigación sobre las inscripciones de glifos de cuerpo completo del mundo maya en el siglo 8.