Maya on the Thames 2022

The weekend of events will be full of all things Maya: an introductory lecture and two different workshops run for all levels and interests.

Each workshop will be led by leading experts in the field of Maya culture and epigraphy and all participants are welcome to attend the introductory lecture given by Harri Kettunen (University of Helsinki) on the Friday evening.

Tickets for the hieroglyphic workshops (two days) are £40 (£25 student). All ticket prices include admittance to the introductory lecture on the Friday.

Maya on the Thames Workshops

10am–6pm, Saturday 12 February and 10am–3pm Sunday 13 February 2022

Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphic Writing led by Eva Jobbova (Trinity College Dublin) and Panos Kratimenos (UCL)

The objective of the two-day beginners’ workshop is to provide an introduction to the study of Maya hieroglyphs. Along with lectures aimed at introducing participants to the Maya, and to how Maya writing is deciphered, participants will have the opportunity to decipher hieroglyphs on their own and in groups, with personal assistance from tutors.

No previous knowledge of Maya culture, Maya hieroglyphs, ancient scripts, or linguistics is required. 

Jaguar Hills & Flowery Fields: Space and Place in Mesoamerican Writing Systems and Iconography led by Harri Kettunen (University of Helsinki) and Christophe Helmke (University of Copenhagen)
This workshop will explore the Mesoamerican world from the vantage of toponyms, or place names. Mesoamerican toponyms will be explored from a comparative perspective and some of the underlying forms and practices concerning named places will be considered. At the core of this workshop, the interplay between text and image will be explored and consideration given to how imagery is an integral and functional part of writing and how writing inherently complements iconography. 

The workshop is open to all backgrounds and no prior knowledge of a Mesoamerican writing system is required.

Further details

• Email: mayaglyphsucl@gmail.com

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