Description: Seibal is a major ruin of the southern Maya lowlands, its vast ceremonial center covering several high hills on the banks of the Pasión River in the Guatemalan Department of Petén. The archaeological team headed by Willey presents a comprehensive review of their fieldwork from 1964 to 1968 and the results of many years of subsequent data analysis.
Brief description: Ronald L. Bishop is Curator of Mexican and Central American Archaeology at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.