Honduras holds some of the most important Maya archaeological sites, above all Copan, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the west of the country. The Maya city of Copan was a major political and cultural centre during the Classic period, known for its carved stelae, hieroglyphic stairway, and temples.
Mesoamerican archaeology in Tegucigalpa covers excavation methods, epigraphy, ceramic analysis, and the conservation of stone monuments. Students also study how archaeological sites are managed as heritage and tourism resources, and how local communities relate to them.
Related Maya material includes the Mayan archaeology field school in Belize and work on Mayan linguistics in Guatemala. Other archaeological cases are available in Sudan’s Mediterranean archaeology programmes.

