The authors present evidence that specific place names do exist in Maya inscriptions, and show that identifying these names sheds considerable light on both past and present questions about the Maya.

David Stuart is Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas, Austin.

Read More by David Stuart:

• Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, Volume 9, Part 1, Piedras Negras

Read More by Stephen D. Houston:

• Function and Meaning in Classic Maya Architecture
• Palaces of the Ancient New World