Maya Field Workshop in Copan, Honduras with David Stuart

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Those who like to mix travel with learning have a smorgasbord of Maya-related study trips and field workshops in 2012. A few notable ones are taking place in Copan, Honduras, one of the more overlooked grand cities of the Classic Maya world. Among other attractions, Copan is home to the Great Hieroglyphic Stairway, which boasts "the longest single glyphic text known from the ancient Maya world."

Maya Field Workshops are self-described "intensive, on-site seminars devoted to introducing you to the world of Maya archaeology and epigraphy. Through daily studies in the field, seminars, and workshops, participants will learn the basics or build on a foundation of reading Maya hieroglyphic script. They will also develop an understanding of the complexities of iconography, ancient culture and relationships with surrounding ancient cities and their material environment." Not only that, but this June 3-9, 2012, MFW will be in Copan, Honduras with David Stuart, one of the top Maya studies scholars and epigraphers in the world and author of The Order of Days: The Maya World and the Truth about 2012 (Harmony Books, New York, 2011, my review here).