“Mayan Civilization- a Look into the Past”
by
Jan Johansen
Monday, August 8, 2022
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PDT

John and Dan Foster and Jan, Tom and Jeremy Johansen, all SAS members had the pleasure of traveling to the Yucatán to visit Maya sites the end of May, 2022. They visited 16 Mayan sites. In this webinar Jan Johansen will discuss the Mayan civilization highlighting the landscape and climate, cosmology, and a brief history of six sites visited.

Jan Johansen is a retired teacher, software development manager, sales representative, consultant, and business manager (taxes and bookkeeping). She has Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Minnesota and an MBA from California State University Northridge. She has been a board member for Sacramento Archeological Society, Inc. (SAS) over 20 years, holding all officer positions. She has been interested in archaeology for years as an avocation and has participated in excavations in Scotland and California. During the Covid period she has been a regular listener to archaeological webinars. Also, she has been fortunate to travel to many parts of the world to investigate ancient cultures.