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Jungle Discovery Opens New Chapter In Maya History
Eureka Alert/University Of Calgary ^ | 12-5-2005 | Gregory Harris

Posted on 12/05/2005 11:00:51 AM PST by blam

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I'll post some images momentarly.
1 posted on 12/05/2005 11:00:53 AM PST by blam
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To: blam

Well, that dispenses with the notion that the Mayans did not have women.


2 posted on 12/05/2005 11:02:11 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: blam

Anxiously waiting for images!


3 posted on 12/05/2005 11:10:02 AM PST by TiaS
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To: SunkenCiv

ggg


4 posted on 12/05/2005 11:14:00 AM PST by drlevy88
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To: blam

Stela, Stela!
5 posted on 12/05/2005 11:16:53 AM PST by FroedrickVonFreepenstein
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To: TiaS
"Anxiously waiting for images!"

I had some troubles. You'll have to click on the site to see the images.

6 posted on 12/05/2005 11:35:18 AM PST by blam
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These female scientists sound pretty desperate to prove this person on the stela is a female.

What if it proves to be a male cross-dresser?
How about it's a wanted poster?
< /sarcasm>

7 posted on 12/05/2005 11:35:47 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: blam

Well, I guess they might know what they're talking about, but I don't see what makes this a picture of a woman.


8 posted on 12/05/2005 11:41:02 AM PST by r9etb
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"The other fascinating aspect of the image, in my opinion, is its formal representation, or style. The fact that the body of the figure is completely absent and attention is focused on the head and headdress alone is very interesting and unusual."

Are they just making this stuff up as they go along?

9 posted on 12/05/2005 11:41:22 AM PST by jess35
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I'll test one photo to link. Notice how the image just leaps out at you.

A close up photo. Notice how the image just leaps out at you.

Drawing of Stela 26. I think the image is open to interpretation

10 posted on 12/05/2005 11:42:32 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: blam

Interesting.


11 posted on 12/05/2005 11:43:30 AM PST by Dustbunny (Main Stream Media -- Making 'Max Headroom' a reality.)
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To: FroedrickVonFreepenstein

Stella!!!

12 posted on 12/05/2005 11:43:31 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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Drawing of Stela 26. I think the image is open to interpretation

Exactly what I thought when I viewed it at the University of Calgary site.

13 posted on 12/05/2005 11:46:23 AM PST by Dustbunny (Main Stream Media -- Making 'Max Headroom' a reality.)
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Drawing of Stela 26. I think the image is open to interpretation

You racist homophobe!

Although I must agree with you. Reading about and studying indigenous cultures in the Americas for decades, due to their stylistic idiosyncracies it's impossible to determine whether depicted figures are male, female or totally imaginary.

I assume this femen... er this scientist will eventually see fit to give us a complete, detailed version of her reasoning...

14 posted on 12/05/2005 12:12:17 PM PST by Publius6961 (The IQ of California voters is about 420........... .............cumulatively)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Excellent picture! I like the little smiley face: didn't expect to see one on a Mayan petroglyph. :0)


15 posted on 12/05/2005 12:14:45 PM PST by agere_contra
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

The stones to the left and right of the center stone are amazingly lifelike.

If the Spanish hadn't burnt their libraries we could just read the darn things. I mean, their astronomical calender was much more accurate than any European calender

I like the smiley face potatie in the car on her head.
It looks like the baby of one of my frends. She's cute.


16 posted on 12/05/2005 12:18:57 PM PST by Waverunner
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If you look close at the area to the right of the 'female', it appears there's a guy smelling his fingers, or looking at something in the palm of his hand. Any shrinks out there who care to interpret my interpretation?


17 posted on 12/05/2005 12:22:45 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: agere_contra

Obvious copyright infringement.


18 posted on 12/05/2005 12:27:00 PM PST by TiaS
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To: blam

Bill Clinton would have hit it.


19 posted on 12/05/2005 12:29:08 PM PST by Rebelbase (Food stamps, section-8, State paid Child support, etc. pay more than the min. wage.)
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Mayan Playboy?

Miss November on the famous Mayan Calendar?


20 posted on 12/05/2005 1:11:28 PM PST by Rio (Don't make me come over there....)
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