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GEOGRAPHY OF THE NEPHIHAH CAMPAIGN

FireTag wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve spoken in an earlier post here about the importance to the Restoration movement (and spec … more →

Tags: Archeology, Book of Mormon, Community of Christ, Geography, LDS, Military Science, Mormon Scripture, Mormonism, Book of Mormon

[es] 20-22 nov, Ocotal, Nicaragua: Encuentro Político Itinerante de Reflexión y Acción de la lucha de los Pueblos y Movimientos Mesoamericanos

akwesasnecounterspin wrote 3 weeks ago: Encuentro Político Itinerante de Reflexión y Acción de la lucha de los Pueblos y Movimientos Mesoame … more →

Tags: cobertura internacional, Comunicados, Español, Solidaridad Internacional, Alianza Social Continental, autodeterminación, bloque popular, Capitalismo, democracia

What Time Is It? Oaxaca or Teotitlan Time

ValleyGirl wrote 2 months ago: There is a curious practice of going by a different clock in Teotitlan del Valle.  For years, now, I … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, México, Astrology, time, mayan calendar, origin of Zero, Earl Shorris, Aztec calendar

Land of the Five Suns

brainiacbooks wrote 3 months ago: Today’s book is Land of the Five Suns (Looking at Aztec Myths and Legends), by Kay McManus. Ha … more →

Tags: Books, Art, Children, Social History, folklore, Juvenile, Children's Books, aztec, mythology

The Oracles 333 By Deborah Simpson

yvonnemason wrote 3 months ago: A limited collection of poetry written through means of given words rather than deliberate thought. … more →

Tags: Yvonne Mason, Love, Faith, deborah simpson, The Oracles, Ancient Egypt, Greece, India, Nigeria

mexican bat mask

stephanietamez wrote 4 months ago: this is one of the images on a sleeve i have been working on that also includes a jaguar mask and do … more →

Tags: Daily, Art, aztec, Båt, brooklyn adorned, Jaguar, Mask, Mesopotamia, Mexican

The Taino Would Know 2012

2012on1221 wrote 4 months ago: summer solstice 2009 Summer solstice, June 21, was on a Sunday this year. Grace Boulay’s blog began … more →

Tags: 2012, 2012 astronomy mayan calendar mayan calendars pagan cel, america, Caribbean, Healing Wheel, Indigenous people, mayan calendars, medicine wheel, precession

Dante and the multilayered model of the Mesoamerican cosmos2 comments

Johan Normark wrote 5 months ago: Readers of this blog may by now know that I am skeptical to the Mayanist, often uncritical, use of e … more →

Tags: archaeological theory, Mayanist studies, New age and creationism, Analogies, archaeology, Calleman, Cosmology, Dante, Hybridism

Mesoamericanist quote of the day: on knowledge before language2 comments

Johan Normark wrote 5 months ago: “We can to some degree participate in some of the non-verbal knowledge of this kind that was held by … more →

Tags: archaeological theory, archaeology, maya, Wittgenstein, Aijmer, ontology, Cowgill, deMarrais, gosden

Huitzilopochtli

mcsportinggoods wrote 7 months ago: I saw that Huitzilopochtli was mentioned earlier this week and I had to get some Aztec pictures on h … more →

Tags: People, History, Art, Anthropology, cool people, México, Human Sacrifice, sacrifício humano, swine flu

Woden's Day Wisdom: Hero Twins, Original Ballers

Kevin Garcia wrote 7 months ago: Long before we began to worship athletes on TV, long before the invention of basketball – heck, befo … more →

Tags: Woden's Day Wisdom, Hero Twins, maya, Popol Vuh, wanna be a baller, athlete, Role Models, ballgam, OLLAMA

Ethnographic analogies in archaeology2 comments

Johan Normark wrote 8 months ago: A common method in Mayanist studies is that of analogical reasoning in order to explain past human b … more →

Tags: archaeological theory, Climate and related issues, Mayanist studies, Analogies, Anthropology, arborescence, archaeology, Bourdieu, Caves

Comparing ritual worlds: Sacrifice and reciprocity in Melanesia and Mesoamerica

salul wrote 8 months ago: Here it is folks. For all of those who have been waiting to finally see some substance behind the gr … more →

Tags: Fieldwork (Melanesia), General Anthro

Wii Carnitas

tacodiaries wrote 9 months ago: Two many patterns & palettes! Spending time with peers over good food and playing games never ge … more →

Tags: Food, Tacos, Review, critic, Mexican, Cuisine, Diary, Journal, Los Angeles

Ancient North Americans drank chocolate

eideard wrote 9 months ago: Chocolate residues left on ancient jars mark cacao’s earliest known presence north of what is … more →

Tags: Culture, History, New Mexico, Chocolate, Drink, Chaco Canyon

The reception of Amerindian perspectivism in Mexico2 comments

salul wrote 11 months ago: Having covered some basic background information regarding the Mesoamerican regional tradition of sc … more →

Tags: General Anthro

The state of Mesoamerican studies (a personal view)2 comments

salul wrote 11 months ago:   Tamoanchan...a hard core divine being Reflecting on the four lectures by EVC mentioned in the prev … more →

Tags: General Anthro

Perspectivism meets Mesoamerica2 comments

salul wrote 11 months ago: In the past month we had the uncommon and very stimulating opportunity to attend a series of lecture … more →

Tags: General Anthro

Top LDS Authors and Top LDS Books

mormonstuff222 wrote 1 year ago: . Two great selections of LDS Books.  One of the greatest things that exists in the eternal scheme o … more →

Tags: LDS Books, Mormon gifts, Our Savior Jesus Christ, LDS Books, lds-christmas-gift, mormon-books, Book of Mormon, lds-gift, Mormon-presents


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