New insight into the lives of the Maya
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For nearly a century, the Penn Museum has housed more than 1,000 Mayan objects uncovered by excavator and explorer Robert Burkitt.
Now, with the aid of technology, the Museum is helping to tell the full story behind some of these ancient wonders.
The new exhibition, "Painted Metaphors," includes a dozen Chama polychrome ceramic cylinders excavated from Guatemala-objects that offer new insights into the lives of the Mayan people who lived in the highlands, far from the more sophisticated and well-known centers of lowland Mayan culture. The exhibit also includes more than 150 other Mayan objects.
For nearly a century, the Penn Museum has housed more than 1,000 Mayan objects uncovered by excavator and explorer Robert Burkitt.
Now, with the aid of technology, the Museum is helping to tell the full story behind some of these ancient wonders.
The new exhibition, "Painted Metaphors," includes a dozen Chama polychrome ceramic cylinders excavated from Guatemala-objects that offer new insights into the lives of the Mayan people who lived in the highlands, far from the more sophisticated and well-known centers of lowland Mayan culture. The exhibit also includes more than 150 other Mayan objects.