Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

Joe Awe introduced Chaa Creek's 2012 Maya Stelae in this video.

 

"As anthropologist Joe Awe explained to the guests who attended the unveiling ceremony held at Chaa Creek, the ancient Maya used the carved stone monuments to record important dates and events in their various city-states spread across the vast Maya empire, which covered all of Belize and parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.  'It is very fortunate for us that the Maya used the stelae to carve important information into stone for future generations to see.  Otherwise, since the Spanish Conquistadors destroyed the Maya’s huge libraries, artwork and books, we’d have hardly any information at all to piece together their rich history,' he said."