Revisiting the Past: Material Negotiations between the Classic Maya and an Entombed Sweat Bath at Xultun, Guatemala

We are thrilled to announce that Mary Clarke, Lecturer in Archaeology and a recipient of a Scott Palmer Travel Grant from the Center for Latin American Studies in 2018, has published two articles pertaining to her CLAS funded research in Guatemala, both of which have been accepted to RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics and Cambridge Archaeology Journal. The first article, Revisiting the Past: Material Negotiations between the Classic Maya and an Entombed Sweat Bath at Xultun, Guatemala, was just published on line and will be made open access in the coming days.

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