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The day the Maya lost their books, Diego de Landa, the Mani purge, and the codices that nearly vanished forever
This video follows a grim chain of encounters and upheavals in the Yucatan, from early shipwrecked survivors to syncretic faith and the 1562 Mani purge that destroyed priceless Maya books. Yet out of ...
New evidence regarding its manufacture, design, and archaeological context suggests that the famous Minoan object may be a procedural artifact, possibly a game, rather than a linguistic inscription.
A recent study carried out by researcher Eduardo Orduña Aznar of the University of Barcelona provides new data on one of the most persistent enigmas in the linguistic history of the Iberian Peninsula: ...
In a significant stride toward uncovering the deep-rooted cultural and historical legacy of the Nocte region, Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Environment & Forest, Geology, Mining and Minerals, and ...
Stone chest, Templo Mayor, Mexico(Photograph Mirsa Islas, Courtesy Proyecto Templo Mayor) Stone chest and artifacts, Templo Mayor, Mexico(Photograph Mirsa Islas, Courtesy Proyecto Templo Mayor) The ...
On the night of June 24, A.D. 726, a Maya official named Ajpach’ Waal reached the pinnacle of his career. On that day, he was granted an audience with the thirteenth king of Copán, known to scholars ...
The empire of the Hittites / by William Wright ; with decipherment of Hittite inscriptions by A.H. Sayce ; a Hittite map by Col. Sir C. Wilson and Capt. Conder ; and a complete set of Hittite ...
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