Peabody Expedition of 1909
The Peabody Museum Expedition of 1909-1910
In order to complete the report on Tikal the Peabody Museum had requested from Teobert Maler, which he had not finished because he wanted additional money, the Museum organized a Expedition in 1909.
Rio Bec Temple B
In April of 2019, I was able to visit the remote site of Rio Bec. I was traveling with a group related to the Institute of Maya Studies. Being able to visit the structure was defintly a buchet list item for me. Temple B at Rio Bec is significant in Maya history because its design serves as the basis for the Rio Bec architectural style. Discovered in 1912 by Dr. Raymond Merwin and Clarence Hay and subsequently "lost" in Mayan history, It was rediscovered in 1973 by Hugh and Suzanne Johnston, documentary filmmakers. Their research, assisted by Princeton art historian Gillett Griffin, was documented in the film "Mystery of the Maya" and was broadcast nationally on PBS.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology – Harvard
Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology is one of the oldest museums in the world devoted to anthropology and houses one of the most comprehensive records of human cultural history in the Western Hemisphere.
