Now for something completely different.
Usually this weblog is for Maya glyph news and the exchange of scholarly ideas, but I’m shifting gears a bit today to offer a political twist on things. Last night I designed a glyph for “Obama,” and through the miracle of the internet anyone can now purchase t-shirts, coffee mugs, tote bags, [...]
Archive for October, 2008
o-ba-ma-a
Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Notes on Palenque’s “Del Rio Throne”
Posted in History of Research, Palenque on October 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The elegant carved throne that once stood inside of Palenque’s House E, in the center of the Palace complex, exists today mostly as a few battered fragments stored in the archaeological bodega at the ruins. In 1787, the explorer Antonio del Río came across the throne (although he was not the first), which he described [...]
