Faculty of Arts • Comenius University Bratislava

Center for Mesoamerican Studies

Founded in 2015 at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava, CMS brings together research, teaching, collections, publications, and public scholarship connected with Mesoamerica.

About CMS Research Publications

Founded: 2015
Flagship fieldwork: PARU Uaxactun since 2016
Core strength: Research, collections, doctoral support

CMS focuses on the Maya and Nahua regions and supports work across archaeology, epigraphy, astronomy, manuscripts, iconography, religion, historical thought, collections, and teaching.

The site gathers the center's institutional information, research activity, publications, collections, education, conferences, and contact details.

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Research

Projects, grants, and investigation notes

Research activity and project material connected with the center.

Publications

Reports, books, catalogues, and PDF material

Publication records and downloadable research material gathered for visitors and researchers.

Library

Ferdinand Anders Library

Library history and catalogue access for users looking for the center's library resources.

Education

PhD program, theses, and work in progress

Education pages for doctoral study, published thesis work, and current research in progress.

PARU Uaxactun

Fieldwork material is organized as a project archive, not a vague feature block.

CMS has overseen the Uaxactun Regional Archaeological Project since 2016. The PARU Uaxactun section brings together the project's history, maps, papers, recent investigations, archaeological artefacts, galleries, and reports.

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History

Project background, fieldwork context, and institutional timeline.

Maps and papers

Location material, reference papers, and field documentation.

Investigations

Recent field reports and notes on current archaeological work.

Artefacts

Archaeological artefacts and the related gallery pages.

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Based at Štúrova 9 within the Faculty of Arts, the center gives visitors direct access to institutional history, contacts, members, research projects, publications, collections, education, and conference material.