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For the first time we've indentified a Maya mathematician. His name was Sak Tahn Waax, "White Chested Fox." Published today in the journal Antiquity (see link in the comments below).

Archaeologists decipher the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time His moniker translates to "White-chested Fox."

Upcoming talk at UT by Margarita Cossich Vielman, on the Lienzos de Tlaxcala. Monday, April 27.

Almost out! A new look at Maya history by David Stuart, written for the non-specialist.

The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya.

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Here's more on the place name Maayha' and its connection to the animate earth. Part II of David Stuart's recent look at regional place names in ancient Maya art and writing.

Identifying Regional Place Names, Part II: K’inich Ahiin by David Stuart In Part I of this series on Maya regional names, I suggested the reading of a certain hieroglyph in Classic sources as MAAY-HA’, meaning something like “Fawn Waters.” I also p…

The concept of gratitude among the Aztecs. A short essay by Frances Karttunen, via Princeton University Press.

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Where does the name "Maya" come from? Can we track it in ancient texts from the Classic period? Maybe. Here's Part I of a series of essays on regional place names in the ancient Maya world.

Identifying Regional Place Names, Part I: Maayha’ by David Stuart, The University of Texas at Austin Today the word “Maya” stands as a broad cultural and archaeological label, but this wasn’t always the case. Before the late nine…