M A Y A M E M E X
A Dialectical Chronography™ of the Maya Civilization

Index of Documents & Miscellaneous Information

  1. A Fiery End to Clovis? - 12,900 years ago a comet spanning kilometers struck North America and caused a shroud of soot, creating a “nuclear winter” that decimated the Clovis people’s numbers and the culture fell into swift decline, never to recover. (Mammoth Trumpet, Vol 23, Num 3, Jan 2009, Texas A&M University)

  2. A New Wind from the South Shakes Clovis - The skeleton of a young woman discovered near Tulum Mexico may be the oldest Paleoamerican yet found. (Mammoth Trumpet, Vol 20, Num 3, June 2005, Texas A&M University)

  3. Earliest Long Count Artifacts - A table listing the six artifacts with the eight oldest Long Counts according to Vincent H. Malmström. (Vincent H. Malmström, Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon, Chapter 6)

  4. Mapping Ancient Maya Wooden Architecture on the Sea Floor, Belize - The discovery, mapping, and analysis of inundated saltworks in southern Belize between 2004 and 2008 are described and evaluated in terms of the ancient Maya salt industry and trade. (Heather McKillop Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University)

  5. Pre-Columbian Magnetic Sculptures in Western Guatemala - Distinctive patterns of magnetism recur with some frequency, it would appear that the sculptures were executed by artisans who were aware of these properties. Paul A. Dunn and Vincent H. Malmström (Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire)

Miscellaneous

  1. The Antediluvian World - A completely discredited book, but one that became important in attracting many people into studies of ancient peoples. Included here only for your amusement. (Ignatius Donnelly)

  2. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations - An outdated and almost forgotten book by one of the most interesting women in 19th and 20th century archaeology. Included here for amusement. (Zelia Nuttall 1901, Peabody Museum, Harvard University)

  3. Insiders and Outsiders in Mexican Archaeology (1890-1930) - A dissertation about insiders and outsiders, such as Zelia Nuttall, that participated in the archaeologies of Mexico and the United States during the 1880s to the late 1910s. (Carmen Ruiz, Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin 2003)

  4. The Island of Sacrificios - Zelia Nuttall made a brief archaeological examination on this small island near Veracruz and created a public controversy that set off an on-going personal feud between Ms. Nuttall and Leopoldo Batres, Inspector of Monuments in Mexico. (Zelia Nuttal, American Anthropologist, April-June 1910)

  5. Mexican Copper Tools: The Use of Copper Before the Conquest & The Katunes of Maya History - Yet another outdated and almost forgotten book. Included here for background history. (Philipp J.J. Valentini 1880)

  6. Zelia Nuttal - Obituary 1933 - An interesting and informative account of the life of Zelia Nuttal, one of the most intriguing women in the history of archaeology. (Alfred M. Tozzer, American Anthropologist 1933)