New on Sakbe
Changes to the site, newest first.
- November 7, 2026Lidar, the laser surveys that show Maya causeways and terraces under the forest. Lidar
- November 7, 2026Historians, those who read the Maya past in written records after 1500. Historians
- November 7, 2026Anthropologists, those who study the Maya of today, and those who came before. Anthropologists
- November 7, 2026K’in, the days ahead, with lectures, meetings, and shows on the Maya, now in the menu. K’in
- November 7, 2026A site map, every page on Sakbe by subject. Site map
- November 6, 2026K’ay, the Maya couplet in the glyphs, the Popol Vuh, and the Songs of Dzitbalché. K’ay
- November 6, 2026Typefaces, fonts that borrow from Maya writing, and the work to bring the glyphs into Unicode. Typefaces
- November 6, 2026Calendars, the 260-day count, the year, and the Long Count, with drawings from 1915. Calendars
- November 6, 2026Maya languages, the words for day, sun, year, moon, and star in each Mayan language. Maya languages
- November 6, 2026Terms, the words archaeologists use, in plain language. Terms
- November 6, 2026Sites compared, thirteen Maya sites side by side, with years, population, size, gods, and rulers. Sites compared
- November 6, 2026About, what Sakbe is, who keeps it, and how the site works. About
- November 6, 2026Scholars, a list of archaeologists and scholars of the Maya, at work today and before, that sorts six ways. Archaeologists and epigraphers
- November 6, 2026A contact page, for notes and corrections. Contact
- November 6, 2026Topics, a set of pages on living Maya, encounters, writing, gods, land, and people. Topics
- November 6, 2026A shelf of Maya books. Shelf
- November 5, 2026Sakbe opens, with sites, a map, words, collections, and sources. Home