161 days until the 2017 Belize Archaeology Symposium. It is never too late to plan ahead! It is always a great time to learn more about our history and meet up with new and old friends.

On June 28-30, 2017, the Belize National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) will host the 15th annual Belize Archeology Symposium at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel in San Ignacio, Belize. This year’s special topic will be “The Origin of Ancient Maya Lifeways and Society: Preclassic and Early Classic Developments.”

Admittance for the symposium is $10 BZD for residents and $20 BZD for non-residents. Registration will open at 7:30 AM on each day of the symposium. Pre-registration is heartily encouraged and attendance is by invitation only. For more information, contact the Institute of Archeology at 822-2106 or by email at [email protected].

The modern day nation of Belize is located in what was once the heartland of the ancient Maya civilization. Once dominating the region from today’s Mexico down to El Salvador, the ancient Maya boasted a population of approximately one million people who constructed thousands of monuments, temples, and pyramids.

The annual Belize Archeology Symposium will present a number of papers as well as keynote addresses by scholars. In attendance will be both professional and amateur persons interested in Belizean archaeology as well as student and research groups interested in archaeology and the ancient history of Belize. Last year’s symposium discussed architecture and design in ancient Maya society as well as the results of active archeological excavations in Belize.

The Institute of Archaeology made a short video about the BAS, which is from June 28th through the 30th, at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel.

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The 2017 Belize Archaeology Symposium schedule is out!





NICH And the Institute of Archaeology welcome all to the Belize Archaeology Symposium.

The 15th installment of the Belize Archaeology Symposium (BUS) is scheduled for June 28 - 30, 2017 in San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize. The primary objective of the Belize Archaeology Symposium is to disseminate current archaeological information to the people of Belize, the tourism industry, and the general archaeological community.

It is envisioned that the conference will provide an interdisciplinary arena that will allow students, staff, faculty, and practitioners to discuss and exchange ideas about the latest developments in the field. Edited versions of the papers presented at the Symposium will be included in our annual publication series entitled "Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology.

All presentations for the Symposium will be held at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel's Bedran Hall starting on Wednesday, lone 28th, 2017 and continuing through to Friday, lone 30th, 2017. Each 20-minute presentation is followed by a 10-minute discussion segment.

Presentations will be made focusing on the following topics: • The Origin of Ancient Maya Lifeways and Society: Preclassic and Early Classic Developments • Archaeology in Belize: Research Investigation Results

Registration will be held each morning of the Symposium starting at 7:30 am. Registration for Belizean Students with valid student 1130 will be FREE, Belizean Attendees will be $10.00 per day and Foreign Attendees $20.00 per day. Lectures start daily at 8:30 am.

For more information contact: INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, NIGH Administration Building Belmopan, Belize C.A. Phone: 822-2100 822-2227 Email: [email protected]