This is a book that contains the proceedings of the workshop held at the University of Texas in 1991 that focused on the Maya site of Yaxchilan. It examines names, inscriptions on lintels, structures, altars and stelae.
Linda Schele was an American Mesoamerican archaeologist who was an expert in the field of Maya epigraphy and iconography. She played an invaluable role in the decipherment of much of the Maya hieroglyphs.