The long-term goals of the Holmul project are:
The long-term goals of the Holmul project are:
| 1) To complete a comprehensive program of survey end excavation aided by environmental studies as well as iconographic and epigraphic analyses for the Holmul region, which will result in a thorough understanding of Maya cities and their hinterlands as manifestations of state-level systems of anthropological archaeology. |
| 2) To train US and Guatemalan students at Holmul, Guatemala as leaders in archaeology. |
| 3) To publish research results in a timely fashion in scholarly publications and other media for a general audience. |
| 4) To contribute project resources to conservation for tourism development at Holmul sites to benefit nearby communities by collaborating with NGO and local government officials. |
