http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20080123/pais/47801

http://byunews.byu.edu/release.aspx?story=archive07/Nov/terry

http://www.amazings.com/ciencia/noticias/180108b.html


Hi group:
I enclose a news (in English and in Spanish) about a new discovery
Greetings,

Hi group:
I enclose an interesting article in guatemalan newspaper,
greetings

http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2008/enero/06/211158.html#

http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/01/03/index.php?section=cultura&article=a04n1cul

Have a happy new year!

Happy New Year group!

Starting 2008 with turkey... in the news.
http://archaeology.about.com/od/tterms/qt/turkey.htm?nl=1

Cheers to all!

Martin L.

http://news.ufl.edu/2007/11/08/mayan-game/

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hello group,

Here are some news articles you might find interesting.
Thanks to mayakaab for posting some of his own.

BYU: High soil samples in Mayan city's soil indicate it hosted a market
economy http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7620583

Rare Maya "Death Vase" Discovered
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071203-maya-vase.html

Physicists explore subatomic particle strategy for revealing
archaeological secrets
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20071208/bob8.asp

Happy Holydays!

Martin L.

http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=\
94741&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC

Hello everyone!

Here's a more detailed article on the subject.
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/11/13_cacao.shtml

Hello group!

Here's a couple of news articles about a new study on the use of
chocolate by ancient Mesoamericans.

http://tinyurl.com/2o8wl2
http://tinyurl.com/2vk4t3

Cheers!

Martin L.

http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=332625

Hello group!

Here's some news of interest.

New Ideas About Human Migration From Asia To Americas
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071025160653.htm

WillL Muons Reveal Maya Mysteries?
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/22/423358.aspx

Ancient Mexican city raises questions about Mesoamerica's Mother Culture
http://www.mysanantonio.com/salife/travel/stories/MYSA20071014.05L.Tamto
c.10d4337.html

Columbus toppled as indigenous people rise up after five centuries
http://www.guardian.co.uk/venezuela/story/0,,2189422,00.html

Aboriginal site discovered on Guanabo beach
http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2007/octubre/vier5/40aborigen-i.html

Cheers!

Martin L.

--- In maya_architecture@yahoogroups.com, "mayakaab" <larconada@...>
wrote:
>
> http://www.noti7.com.gt/preview.php?id=593&tim=
>

That is a very nice short video about Cancuen. There was a program on
National Geographic about Cancuen sometime ago. It discussed about how
important this Ancient Maya City was during the Classic Period. It had
a strong ruler and was an important stop on the Maya trade routes. Then
after the death of the strong ruler, forgot his name, there was a very
violent episode in which the whole royal lineage was terminated, men,
women, and children. This pretty much finished Cancuen as a thriving
Maya City.

http://www.noti7.com.gt/preview.php?id=593&tim=

Hello mayakaab and group,
Sorry for my absence but I've been working alot lately. Thanks to all
those who have been posting messages. Keep up the good work mayakaab. I
should be back soon.

Martin L.


--- In maya_architecture@yahoogroups.com, "mayakaab" <larconada@...>
wrote:
>
> http://www.ideal.es/granada/20071010/cultura/misterio-calaveras-
cristal-20071010.html
> Hi group!
> It'is a legend about a glass skull founded in Lubaantun (Belice)
>
> On the other hand:
> Does anybody know where Martin is? I miss him and his messages
>

Wasn't it a crystal skull of dubious provenance that was found? Still,
facts don't need to stand in the way of a good yarn.

Maybe Martin has headed into parts of the Peten Jungle west of the El
Peru/Mirador line to see if the reports of drug smuggling northward,
abetted by the burning of jungles and the creation of new ranchos are
true.

http://www.ideal.es/granada/20071010/cultura/misterio-calaveras-cristal-20071010\
.html
Hi group!
It'is a legend about a glass skull founded in Lubaantun (Belice)

On the other hand:
Does anybody know where Martin is? I miss him and his messages

http://iblnews.com/story.php?id=30486

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZIL-s-dv371lrYoXP_dF2olbCOg

I can´t read it but it seems to me that it is a very interesting blog:
http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/

http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=\
78278&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC

http://www.milenio.com/monterrey/milenio/nota.asp?id=547715

Hello everyone,
For those who do not know the Institute of Maya Studies in Miami,
here's the link to their website: http://mayastudies.org/index.html.
Of particular interest are the "Rcent discoveries", "Lectures and
events" and "Photo gallery".

Cheers

Martin L.

Hello group!

Some news articles:

Hurricane reveals ancient cannons in Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/youtqx

Unusual mummy collection gets scrutiny
http://tinyurl.com/28vj7b

This one is particularly fascinating:

Florida Museum-led study counters ideas about Mayan elite craftworks
http://insideuf.ufl.edu/2007/08/29/mayan-elite/

Cheers

Martin L.

Hi everyone!
Here's an article about an important discovery at the site of Ceren:
http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2007/305.html

Martin L.

http://www.lasegunda.com/ediciononline/espectaculos/detalle/index.asp?idnoticia=\
359624

He had a meeting with the president of Guatemala and he was visiting
El Mirador. It is said that it is possible he is thinking about making
another mayan film.

Hello group!
Here's more info on the dig in Mexico City:
http://archaeology.about.com/b/a/258035.htm?nl=1

Martin L.

Hello group!
Here's an update on the dig in Mexico city that's been going on for
some time. For those who don't recall the story, check past messages
#556, 558, 572, 573, 630. For the latest news:
Article: http://tinyurl.com/33vbwm
Slideshow: http://tinyurl.com/32zpg6

Cheers!

Martin L.

Hi Martin,

Just to add to the Nakbe stuff -- I have an article about Nakbe, as
well.  It is in this month's "The Codex," a small archaeo journal of
the Pre-Columbian Society of the Museum of Archeo and Anthro, of the
U of Pennslyvania.

The article can be read on the internet on <mostlymaya.com>.  Just
click on "Along the Nakbe Trail," on the Mostlymaya home page. It is
part-two of a trip narrative I wrote.  The first part is also on
Mostlymaya, and can be accessed by clicking on "Past Trips to Maya
Ruins."  That one is accessed by clicking on "A More Scholarly
Version of the 2006 Mirador trip from the Pre-Columbian Society
Codex."  The real title of the piece is, "On the Mirador Trail."
Thanks to "Chenwaye" for including the two articles in his website!

The Nakbe article describes and attempts to interpret the sites we
visited (Nakbe in this case), and the forest and wetland
environments, through which we passed.  I try and be as informative
as I can in these pieces.  I can always use some feedback, so if any
of you get the chance to read the articles (both are good-sized
articles), let me know.  I am also happy to answer any questions
about any of the Mirador Basin sites.

I just returned from my third trek into the Mirador Basin
three weeks ago.  This one was a full nine days, with much more time
to spend at several of the important sites -- including Tintal, El
Mirador, Nakbe, La Muralla, and Wakna.  The Mirador Basin Project
team was just beginning the excavation season, and I had plenty of
opportunities to chat with Richard Hansen and his colleagues.  It was
a great trip for me.

There are so many changes being made at this time, and so much work
carried out in the past few years, that it is mind-boggling.  The
trail system is in much much better condition now, and the
development of real facilities for visitors (and more) are being
carried out at this time.  For those who do not get there soon, the
days of few visitors, who sweat out the long trek are numbered.  I
think that withing a few years, El Mirador will rival Tikal in
numbers of visitors.  We shall see.

Personally, I do not see any choice in the matter of the development
of the Mirador Basin sites for tourism.  I think that deforestation
will quickly overrun the whole region without stricly enforced
wilderness protection, which will never become a political reality in
a place like Guatemala if the government does not place the Mirador
Basin at the highest priority for protection and "eco-friendly"
tourism development.  The country has a lot to gain from the
protection and development of the forests and archaeological sites in
the north-central Peten.  There is also a lot to lose if they do not
do something right away.

The model being used of course, is Tikal National Park, but in the
case of the huge Mirador Basin (more than 2200 sq kilometers) and its
numerous large Preclassic sites, access will be limited to trekking,
helicopter tours (with optional eco-lodge stays), and the narrow-
guage railroad, which is in the works.  Roads are out of the question
because of the obvious consequences of building roads into other
forested regions, which resulted in rapid colonization, poaching and
looting.  The "limited-extration" agreement, set up several years ago
has not worked at all.  Because of lax enforcement, far more trees
are being logged by the communities and companies that were supposed
to be carrying out the "limited-scale" forest extraction activities.
I found out first hand about some of this on my trip last month.

The Mirador Basin is one of the most incredible world heritage places
imaginable.  There is no place like it that I know of in the Maya
homeland.

Mike


--- In maya_architecture@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Lominy"
<maya_architecture@...> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone!
> For those who have yet to discover the site of Nakbe, here are some
> quick links:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakbe
> http://www.authenticmaya.com/Nakbe.htm
> http://www.mayasautenticos.com/Nakbe.htm (spanish)
>
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/meso_america/nakbe.html
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martin L.
>

Hello everyone!
For those who have yet to discover the site of Nakbe, here are some
quick links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakbe
http://www.authenticmaya.com/Nakbe.htm
http://www.mayasautenticos.com/Nakbe.htm (spanish)
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/meso_america/nakbe.html

Cheers,

Martin L.