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originally posted by: peter vlar
a reply to: Midnight4444
Here's another article that gives a little more detail on the stele's. news.nationalgeographic.com...
The panel inscriptions tell of rituals of kingly accession.
originally posted by: peter vlar
a reply to: TinfoilTP
Ironically, the Spanish Friar who ordered almost every Codice and book burned in his Inquisition, Diego de Lana, also translated much of what he came into contact with prior to initiating his inquisition so we do in fact know what the 3 surviving Codices say and can use that work to translate new pieces that appear every so often, like these stele's.
Today, more than seven million Maya live in their original homelands of Mesoamerica
originally posted by: notmyrealname
I don't have time to read it right now but, I was thinking about getting a tablet as well; was it a samsung or apple?
BTW, I will return later as I wrote a research paper on something similar in the past so I will have a serious look when I can.
I believe a good portion of what was found was transported back to the Vatican and is being held in the archives there. I suspect.
originally posted by: TinfoilTP
I thought the Spanish destroyed everything and the mayans were wiped out with small pox and the common cold so nobody can know if they were writing gibberish or Hamlet?
originally posted by: peter vlar
a reply to: Anaana
No, quibble away. The fact is though that De Landa forced Mayan scribes to translate Mayan glyphs into Latin. The 2 century setback was because his documents "disappeared" and weren't rediscovered until 1863.
originally posted by: peter vlar
Don't ruin the end of the book on my account! The fruits of your labor are best undressed slowly so don't rush it. It's been quite awhile since I've read up on the subject and I was basing my comments on conversations with my Mayan guide from Tulum last December so I'm certainly guilty of what I'm constantly bitching at other people about... Lack of proper due diligence before opening my pie hole! It's certainly more than plausible that De Landa made errors as I would imagine the Mayan scribes working under him weren't the most compliant resources given the circumstances. Please let me know how it all pans out by the end of the book as I'm quite curious to know.