This is where you will find publications not directly related to MEC's current and past research, written by our research associates and others who have submitted their work to MEC for publication.
MEC Online Publications
"Zero in the Pre-Columbian Americas" (270 KB PDF)
by Ximena Catepillan and Alonso Mendez
A September 2017 paper discussing the oldest expressions of zero in the Americas and comparing it to its development in other parts of the world.
by Ximena Catepillan and Alonso Mendez
A September 2017 paper discussing the oldest expressions of zero in the Americas and comparing it to its development in other parts of the world.
"Palm Oil Plantations Threaten the Rainforests and People of Guatemala" (1.4 MB PDF)
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
A July 2020 position paper about why palm oil plantations should not be allowed in the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala.
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
A July 2020 position paper about why palm oil plantations should not be allowed in the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala.
"The Importance of Zenith Passage at Angkor, Cambodia" (2 MB PDF)
by Dr.'s Edwin Barnhart and Christopher Powell
A paper the temples of Angkor and their ability to act as zenith passage sighting tubes.
by Dr.'s Edwin Barnhart and Christopher Powell
A paper the temples of Angkor and their ability to act as zenith passage sighting tubes.
Chasing the Maya "Big Bang Theory" (2 MB PDF)
by Dr. Carl Callaway
A short paper based on Carl Callaway's dissertation about the origins of and mythology surround the Maya Long Count calendar.
by Dr. Carl Callaway
A short paper based on Carl Callaway's dissertation about the origins of and mythology surround the Maya Long Count calendar.
Shamanism in Moche Art and Iconography - The Shaman and His Deity (12 MB PDF)
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
This paper was written in the spring of 1994 for Dr. Linda Schele's graduate level class on Altered States and Shamanism at the University of Texas at Austin. She gave it an A+. This pdf is a scan of the original paper, with Schele's comments still on it.
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
This paper was written in the spring of 1994 for Dr. Linda Schele's graduate level class on Altered States and Shamanism at the University of Texas at Austin. She gave it an A+. This pdf is a scan of the original paper, with Schele's comments still on it.
Mesas de Brujo of Northern Coastal Peru - Modern Forms, Ancient Precedents (6 MB PDF)
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
This paper was written in the fall of 1994 for Dr. Richard Schaedel's graduate level class on South American Archaeology at the University of Texas at Austin. He called it superfical and gave it B.
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
This paper was written in the fall of 1994 for Dr. Richard Schaedel's graduate level class on South American Archaeology at the University of Texas at Austin. He called it superfical and gave it B.
Residential Burials and Ancestor Worship: A Reexamination of Classic Maya Settlement Patterns (1 MB PDF)
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
Calculations of the Tropical Year and Precessional Cycles: Two Bone Fragments from Tikal Burial 116 (114 KB PDF)
by Dr. Michael Grofe
by Dr. Michael Grofe
Archive - MEC Facebook Discussion on John Major Jenkin's SAA paper - Astronomy in the Tortuguero Inscriptions (2.2 MB PDF)
by John Major Jenkins
This is the archive of Maya Exploration Center's 2010 Facebook Discussion about the merits and shortcomings of Jenkin's paper on the astronomy of Tortuguero Monument 6. It includes Jenkin's paper and 173 posts from folks within the MEC onlne community.
by John Major Jenkins
This is the archive of Maya Exploration Center's 2010 Facebook Discussion about the merits and shortcomings of Jenkin's paper on the astronomy of Tortuguero Monument 6. It includes Jenkin's paper and 173 posts from folks within the MEC onlne community.
The Hydroarchaeological Approach: Understanding the Ancient Maya Impact on the Palenque Watershed (12 MB PDF)
by Dr. Kirk French
by Dr. Kirk French
The First Twenty Three Pages of the Dresden Codex, The Divination Pages (2.32 MB PDF)
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
by Dr. Edwin Barnhart
Preliminary Transcription and Photo Composite of the Palenque House E Painted Text (7.4 MB PDF)
by Carl D. Callaway
by Carl D. Callaway
Astronomical Observations at the Temple of the Sun (3.48 MB PDF)
by Alonso Mendez, Edwin Barnhart, Christopher Powell, and Carol Karasik
by Alonso Mendez, Edwin Barnhart, Christopher Powell, and Carol Karasik