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more about #maya GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Reminds me of all the stones that get returned to Hawaii. Perhaps someone had a run of bad luck and decided the Monkey Paw was better than the Mayan ... more » Slatz_Grobnik: The guilt-wracked Archeologist is a wonderful pitch for a show. It's like Friday the 13th: The Series meets Indiana Jones, with some Post-Colonialism ... more » thedap: to the writer of this article: you are a moron. more » axemen: Where did they find a Mayan Shaman? more » -
#megaanthropology
Ancient Mayan Tooth Bling Stolen - and Returned by Mystery Benefactor
These Mayan jawbones are centuries old, and demonstrate the venerable tradition of tooth bling (in this case, jade and iron pyrite). But they're also part of a strange tale of international bone theft. -
#foundfootage
The Ancient Maya Predicted Bicycles and VCRs
If you need a hoot, check out 2012: Science or Superstition, all about the ancient Mayan prophesy that the world ends in 2012. Which apparently has much to do with VCR clocks. -
#architecture
The Past Is an Alien World
Aliens didn't build these ancient urban structures, but the Mayan culture that did is so remote (roughly 1500 years old) that their architecture feels alien. Partly this is because of the mysterious collapse of the urban Mayan empire, in which people abandoned the cities full of these giant monuments, moving into smaller cities and farm regions where the descendants of Mayans live to this day. More »
