Hello group! How are you all doing? Is anybody travelling this summer? For those who will be exploring the world, here is a reminder of major academic events...
Hi everyone! The recent discovery of ancient footprints in Mexico said to be 40,000 years old is controversial but not isolated as scientists are finding an...
Hi everyone! This is just to let you know that MESOWEB, one of the best resources on the web for Mesoamerican archaeology, has improved its navigation ...
Hi everyone! For those interested in the ongoing story of Waka, you can catch yet another glimpse with a video produced by the Archaeology Channel: ...
Hi Martin, I really appreciate all the links you have been posting with developments of interest to many of us. The rapid pace of developments in Mesoamerican...
Hi Mike! Thanks for the encouragement. About the footprints in Mexico, one does have to be careful when interpreting such ancient finds. Like you pointed out,...
Hello, My name is Jenny. I am an architect from California, USA. Recently, I decided that I need to convert my existing paper drawings into digital format. Do...
Hi Jenny, You can try to search for outsourcing directories in Google or Yahoo. However, I recently found the following site, which specializes entirely in CAD...
Hi everyone! I just found a great website for all those interested in art history. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline The following address is for...
Hi Juana. What an amazing coincidence for me! The only other movie that I know of filmed entirely in Mayan is "Chac: "El dios de la lluvia", filmed in 1974...
Thanks for the link Juana! This is very interesting news. Let us know if you learn more on the subject. Hi Mike! Good to hear from you again. Once more I...
Creation Story - Mayan From the Popul-Vuh of the Quiche Maya "God made some men of mud, but they were very soft and limp and couldn't see. They could speak,...
Hi everyone! Those interested in Maya hieroglyphic writing may be interested in the 2005 K'inal Winik Maya Hieroglyph Weekend hosted at Cleveland State ...
I have a copy of the movie Chaak, the Rain God. It is mostly in Tzeltal, except when they go on a mystical journey to the Lacandones. Then the speech is in...
Hi caliburn11! Thanks for the information. It would be very generous to donate the film for other people to discover. For those who are curious about the film,...
Hi everyone! For those in the Washington DC area who are interested in the Olmecs, the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program is offering a seminar on October...
Hi Everyone! I would like to inform you of an exciting new website in the making, the Tikal Digital Access Project. The mission statement said it all: "The...
Hi everyone! A new study of 3,000 year old pottery from the Olmec center of San Lorenzo provides more evidence to support the theory that the Olmecs were not...
Hi Martin. Thanks for continuing to post such interesting links for us all. I didn't have time to completely read the links to the "Olmec as Sister Culture"...
Hi Mike! Thanks for your insights. I agree that opposing notions such as "mother-culture" and "sister-culture" may not be appropriateto explain the complex...
Hi everyone! In searching for the source of the name "Xi" said to be the original name of the Olmecs, I found some interesting information in Mary Miller &...
Hi Martin, Just a quick note: Check back at posting #186, in which Juana shares a few links concerning alleged Chinese origins of Mesoamerican civilization....
Thanks for the reminder Mike! I read Juanna's post but I can't tell if there is a connection between Xi and Xiaan. After some more browsing through my library,...
Hi Martin. Your question brings to mind how much we are influenced in the way we learn history. In my experience growing up, and to a certain extent at the...
Thanks for all the information Mike! Indeed it's quite possible that being at the center of trade, the Olmecs were physically or culturally absorbed by their...
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