Faraway Places Presented Heather McKillop

Heather McKillop talking about Underwater MayaWKU Libraries Far Away Places lecture series featured Heather McKillop in Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Bowling Green, KY, on November 15, 2007. Her topic was “Underwater Maya: Wooden Buildings on the Sea Floor.” Audience numbered nearly seventy. she also signed her books at the end of the lecture.

Heather McKillop is the William G. Haag Professor of Archeology in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. She has been doing fieldwork on the coast of Belize since 1979, focusing on the ancient Mayan economy, particularly the inundated salt workshops of ancient Maya.

Photos of the event on Flickr.

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  1. I read the book “In search of Maya Sea Traders By Heather McKillop which was a great read I recommend it and also the Crystal Skulls.An amazing people from who we could have learnt so much.