Depending on your personal interests, time, and budget, you may pick and chose which parts you wish to attend. No exams, you can learn as much or as little as you wish to.

Part I: General Introduction to the art and archaeology of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

Part II: The sacred Maya ballgame: fact versus popular fiction.

Part III: Maya architecture and principles of construction.

Part IV: Monumental Maya Art: aesthetics, connoisseurship, art appreciation, and iconography (the study of meaning in art). Learn how to identify the different gods and distinguish them from one another.

Part V: Learning how to recognize style, content, and iconography of Maya elite ceramics. How to recognize pots of the Preclassic, Proto classic, Early Classic, and Late Classic and distinguish one from another.

Part VI: Maya artifacts: jade, flint, bone, seashell, and related materials.

Part VII: Rollout photography: what fascinating equipment produces a circumferential rollout. You yourself do not need to know anything about photography to enjoy this learning experience. FLAAR has three rollout camera systems and plenty of practical tips for you.

Part VIII: Art & Artifact photography, featuring learning how to photograph jade, polychrome vases, monumental sculpture (stelae and altars), and arxchitecture.

Part IX: Nature photography, flora and fauna.

Part X: Introduction to the wonders of digital photography.

If you are primarily interested in archaeology, there is no requirement to take the photography sessions. If you just want to learn photography, you do not have to take any archaeology.

If you want just to learn rollout photography of Maya vases, you can sign up for this session with no obligation to take anything else.

To get more information, e-mail us:ReaderService@FLAAR.org.

No previous experience in archaeology is required. No strenuous activity required (other than your brain, and we will help you active this).

You do not have to be an archaeology student, or a student of anything, but it does help to have intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn more about foreign cultures and ancient civilizations.

Ideal for ages 7 to 77, but we recommend you be in good health.

Recommended for people who want to escape the office routine, escape family squabbles, and generally for individuals who are tired of the urban rat race. Archaeology is especially helpful for individuals who want to invigorate their life by doing something cerebral and entirely for their mental enjoyment.