Mayan civilization was at its peak from 300 to 900 AD, building enormous monuments, producing jade and ceramic items of great beauty, with an advanced understanding of mathematics and astronomy. They developed a hieroglyphic script which scholars are beginning to decipher, allowing us to understand their achievements much more fully.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Dr Duncan Pring
Educated at Oxford (BA, MA) and London (MA, Ph.D) universities. PhD thesis on “The Preclassic Ceramics of Northern Belize”. Subsequent articles, mainly on Mayan ceramics. The Protoclassic in the Maya Lowlands published in 2000 by British Archaeological Reports. Current involvement with other North American archaeologists pulling together different ceramic sequences in Belize.
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Dr Jacqueline Cockburn
3 Feb 2026 - 13:45
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Mr Simon Rees
12 Feb 2026 - 10:30
The Spread Eagle Hotel
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The history and culture of an important trading league based on the Baltic Sea