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Infrared video techniques are being used to bring out details that cannot be seen by the naked eye in the murals at Bonampak, a Maya site in Chiapas, Mexico. The Bonampak Documentation Project is working on a complete photographic documentation of the murals that will be stitched together to create a virtual reconstruction of the site, to be made available by CD-ROM or as an online web site. The murals depict complex scenes involving different groups of Maya nobles that can be identified by their insignia and regalia.
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Information is provided for travelers who wish to visit ongoing archaeological excavations at Maya sites in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Twenty-eight sites are described, with information on how to get there, who to contact, and availability of accommodations. Most of the sites are being excavated, but sites with ongoing restoration or conservation are also included. Workshops on Maya hieroglyphs are listed as well, along with a chronology and bibliography on the Maya.
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Caracol, in modern-day Belize and once part of the Mayan empire, achieved widespread prosperity in the late seventh century by encouraging the development of its middle class. Over a decade of excavation since 1983 shows the city supported 2,500 people per square mile during its most prosperous period, which lasted from 550-650 A.D. Widespread building, tomb design, cosmetic inlays and other artifacts demonstrate a degree of shared wealth rare among the Maya.
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