Ritual Change at the End of the Maya Classic Period: A Study of Incense Burners from the Southern Lowlands

This research aims to better understand Maya ritual practices associated with the burning of aromatic substances and the use of incense burners in the southern Maya lowlands during the Classic ands Postclassic transition. Incense burners are considered as important components of Maya ritual and religious paraphernalia through which communication with supernatural beings was enacted. The study involves an analysis of the form and decoration of these vessels as well as their contexts of recovery and use through time.