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Archaeology

March 1, 2016

City Beneath A City (Slideshow for "Maya Metropolis")
Mudbrick staircases and ramps
Mudbrick staircases and ramps were part of the architecture of a sprawling ceremonial complex known today as the Acropolis. Built in successive phases over at least eight centuries, the complex still has a trickling spring at its base, suggesting water was part of its now-lost liturgy. (Roger Atwood)

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El Cuchillo Peludo: Arte Contemporáneo en El Salvador
Old Lady of Aspero

Our Word is Fire

I’ll be speaking at Georgetown University on my new book, Nuestra palabra es fuego (Our Word is Fire), on Tuesday, November 12, 4 pm, invited by Georgetown’s Americas Forum and the History and Spanish departments.

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Roger Atwood

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