Saturday, December 31, 2022

A Resplendent Tree Hiding in the Forest: The ‘Maya Cross’ at Palenque

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Cover Graphics by Jim Reed My Aztlander presentation is now online, “A Resplendent Tree Hiding in the Forest: The ‘Maya Cross’ at Palenque” ...
Monday, August 21, 2017

How Maya Scribes Depicted a Solar Eclipse

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A Total Eclipse of the Sun, image from Wikipedia On July 11th, 1991 I experienced a total solar eclipse of the sun at the ruins of Yagu...
Sunday, April 5, 2015

The 'Bone Codex' of Jasaw Chan K'awiil I of Tikal

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Bone MT-38A from Temple I, Burial 116 Tikal Photo by Paul Johnson   Hi All, In co-authorship with  P é ter Bir ó, I will be giving o...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Photos of the Le Plongeon Expedition to the Yucatan (1883-1875) are available via the L.A. Getty Center Digital archives

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Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program Recently, I had the chance to go to the new impressive Getty Center i...
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Maya God Profiles: The “Principal Bird Deity”

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The Maya “Principal Bird Deity” (a.k.a.  PBD) is depicted often sitting perched atop celestial “sky bands” and the branches of  world trees...
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Lords of Time 2014 Maya Calendar

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The  Lords of Time Maya Calendar  is now available in two formats! This is the best Maya Calendar I have seen offered that integrates and p...
Monday, December 2, 2013

A Modern Maya Creation Inscription Just in Time for the 13th Bak'tun Celebration

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 Modern Maya epigraphers at Mani and Iximche have documented via two carved stelae the history of their communities. The Iximche Stela anti...