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Maya Writing Tools A Brief Note Mayan Scribe at work The Maya had a sophisticated system of writing. They also created some ve...

The End and the Maya Mayan Glyphs     Well midnight on December 20th happened, it is now December 21st, and the world has not ended...

Politics and the Warrior Queen  Carving of Bajlaj Chan K'awiil King of Dos Pilas One of the most surprising discoveries as...

The Longest Count Stela One, Coba, Yucatan, Mexico In a previous posting I discussed the Mayan calendar and of course the Mayan long co...

Diffusionistic Fantasies IIa Thor Heyerdahl’s List Part 1 Thor Heyerdahl The Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl was among other th...

Diffusionistic Fantasies I One of the most persistent mythological ideas concerning the development of civilization in the Americas is the ...

Yax Mutal’s Start Central Tikal Certainly the most imposing of Mayan sites, if not the most beautiful is the great Mayan ruin of Yax Mutal,...

Truth and Lies Glyph of Pacal’s name One of the most pernicious ideas that still has some influence on the study of Mayan Hieroglyphs is th...