CAMPECHE: El maya, en peligro de extinción a pesar de sus 900 mil hablantes. (Fuente: La Jornada). Pese a que, según cálculos, en Guatemala, Honduras,...
Thanks for the article juanna! I am surprized that with such a great number of native speakers, Maya languages are going extinct. But as the article says, the...
Hello group! Here are some interesting news and interviews to begin the new year. I also included some references about the 2012 calendar topic which is one of...
Hi everyone! As news articles often do, the information about the ballcourt discovery in Merida is out of context. But here is an explanation I picked up in...
Hello group! Since the ballcourt topic came up, I want to suggest a few resources for those interested in learning more on the subject. First, a great...
Hi everyone! We all know San Bartolo as the site with the most ancient Maya murals. But it is also where the oldest known Maya royal tomb and glyphs were ...
Hola, y'all, Mike and I survived El Mirador and this is to steal a march on his report. I am in Chisec on the way to Coban, listening to the rain. Cancuen...
Hi caliburn11 and Mike! Thanks a bunch for the quick report, you're the eyes and ears of the Maya Architecture group. I'm glad you're having a great time and...
Hello group! I've been looking for a picture of the San Bartolo glyphs said to be the oldest known Maya glyphs and found one in a news article along with a...
Hi everyone! Yesterday, I presented an activity on prehistoric technology at the AIA archaeology fair and met with a colleague who was presenting his work on...
Hi Martin and all, Thanks for the link to the article on the development of the North Acropolis at Tikal. I am laying low for several days with one of those...
Thanks for the update Mike! You're quite fortunate to see such discoveries first hand. Physical discomfort may be a small price to pay. And for those...
Hello group! Here is an interesting article on the future of Maya K'iche': http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-86346-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Martin L. ... hablantes. (Fuente:...
Hello group! As you all know the San Bartolo glyphs are currently the earliest example of Maya writing. But there are many other examples of early writing in...
Hi everyone! I stumbled upon an intriguing article about a Mexican archaeologist rejecting the claim that the San Bartolo murals in Guatemala are a new ...
Re: Calakmul relief and murals I was at the site in September of 2005 and missed meeting with site director Ramon Carrasco to enter to see the new giant stucco...
Hi Martin, Sometimes it seems like these arguments compare the apples and oranges in the development of Mesoamerican writing. The antiquity of writing systems...
Thanks for the details Jim. First hand information is always appreciated. If the Calakmul site director does not react to San Bartolo as the archaeolgists in...
Welcome back Mike! How was your trip to Mirador? Thanks for your comments. I agree with the idea that the Mesoamerican writing tradition probably developed in...
Hi Martin and all. I think the San Bartolo writing discovery doesn't necessarily add another player to the mix of early written traditions, as much as...
Thanks for clarifying the issue Mike. So if I understand correctly the San Bartolo writing discovery is significant not just because of it's antiquity but more...
Martin, My take on interpreting press releases like the importance of the San Bartolo glyphs has to do with being able to establish the dating of early Maya...
While on the trail, Mike became dreadfully ill the first day and as the ride went into the night, we were all rooting for him. He fell off a couple of times,...
THIRTEEN STEPS TO HEAVEN (Maya belief) COLUMN OF THE AMERICAS ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ & PATRISIA GONZALES JANUARY 16, 2006 TRECE ESCALERAS AL CIELO PARA RAMONA ...
Hello group! I am currently revising an article on Maya architecture that I published some years ago and just remembered an excellent publication: Function and...
Hi everyone! For those interested in the San bartolo Project there are two upcoming lectures by William Saturno. These are good opportunities to get the latest...
Mexico Week In Review: 01.09-01/15 TO RAMONA: LEGACY OF A ZAPATISTA REBEL In the markets of the mountain city of San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico's poorest...
Hello group! Here is more info on the San Bartolo murals. First, an article describing with some detail the conditions of the find: http://tinyurl.com/7e3kf ...
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