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...
Hi Mike! Concerning your idea about "how much we are influenced in the way we learn history [and] if we are not somewhat 'predisposed' to look for similar...
Hi everyone! For those interested in learning more about the Olmecs, I want to remind you of the Smithsonian seminar "The Olmecs: Ancient, Complex, and...
Hi everyone! If you recall post #166, the new season of "Survivor" beginning next September will be filmed at the Maya site of Yaxha in Guatemala. The cast is...
Hi everyone! There is a new website on the Naachtun Archeological Project that began in 2002 as an archaeological and environmental preservation program in ...
ANTE LAS NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS DE INFORMACIÓN Y COMUNICACIÓN (TIC). CAMINO A TUNEZ 2005” Chupícuaro, Michoacán, 25 - 27 de Agosto de 2005. A partir de la...
Hi everyone! Here is an interesting new book on the history of ancient America focusing on ecological issues and human intervention: "1491: New Revelations of...
Hi everyone! For those who would like a preview of the travelling exhibiton "Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship", there is a virtual ...
Hi everyone! In May 2005, a book on the subject of Lacandon Maya society in the 19th century entitled "Unconquered Lacandon Maya: Ethnohistory and Archaeology...
Hi everyone! For those who may wonder about the origin of the name MAYA, commonly used to identify the cultural group of Central America but not considered as...
Hi! I could certainly send you some high resolution photos of Maya architecture, but you will have to be more specific about what you want. I can't send you...
hi thaQ for ur reply and im looking for images of paleces with good details such as with sculptures, carvubgs, statues etc...ne way if possible send all kind...
Hi everyone! For those interested in Maya mythology, an interesting research article by Frauke Sachse & Allen J. Chistenson is now available on MESOWEB: "Tulan...
Hi everyone! Some news about Copan: Indian protesters block famed ruins of Copan in Honduras http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/09/13/62752.html Also a...
Hi everyone! The exhibiton "Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship" opened last saturday September 10 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art...
Sorry, Martin, right now a google for news only comes up with the particular post that you mention. It is as if the rest of the world is unaware of it. I also...
Hi caliburn11! Thanks for the reasonable doubt caliburn11. If this event didn't happen, then the Resource Center of the Americas must be getting their news...
Hi everyone! Just a reminder that "Survivor: Guatemala" begins today September 15. I intend to watch at least the first episode since I'm curious to see how ...
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