Markus Eberl News Today

A new study reveals that ‘divine’ Maya kings of the Foliated Scroll dynasty in Guatemala didn’t have as many subjects or as much power as they claimed.

Commoners slowly granted authority to kings at the ancient Maya site of Tamarindito, researchers suspect.

The Office of Digital Humanities is pleased to announce fifteen awards through our Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program and twelve awards through the NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship at Cultural Institutions program, a collaboration with the NEH’s Office of Digital Humanities, Division of Research Programs, and Division of Preservation and Access, and the United Kingdom’s Arts and Humanities Research Council.