James A. Doyle, Ph.D.

Frieze!

Spectacular finds from Holmul, my old stomping grounds, via National Geographic.

And, just for fun, I dug up an old photo of me in the palace tunnel, Group III, Holmul.

Photo by Jonathan Rodgers, Holmul Archaeological Project.

Great new find from Lisa Trever and team at Pañamarca, Peru! More at LiveScience.

Secrets to the staying power of Roman concrete unlocked, via Businessweek and Berkeley Lab.

Archaeologists use LiDAR to expand the map of ruins around Angkor Wat, via NPR and The Age.

The Washington Post highlights David Stuart’s Maya Decipherment blog.

News from the team working at Ceibal, Guatemala, from Science.

“Whatever you’re most passionate about when you’re five is what you should do for the rest of your life,” says Ms. Stephens, 54 years old.

Reminds me of fanciful reconstructions of ancient Maya hair from the recent classic…