Blogs Posts on "Tikal"

2012: How to spot a prophet’s Maya hoax – ethnocentrism and Annunaki by Archaeological Haecceities on Oct 28, 2009Not long after CNN posted the El Mirador videos on internet the site was caught up in the 2012circus. Just the fact that it appears to have been completely unheard of before this is just revealing how ignorant the 2012ers are. The site has been known...

2012: “Baktuniarism” – or why I changed my mind regarding cosmology by Archaeological Haecceities on Oct 11, 2009One might ask why I am so irritated by the 2012 circus? Is this “end date” not important to the past and present Maya? Well, it had some importance to the ancient Maya, but not more than other so-called period endings that they celebrated every 5...

The last stand at El Mirador? by Archaeological Haecceities on Sep 16, 2009As mentioned in an earlier post, the origin and development of the Kaan kingdom is of major interest in Mayanist studies. Excavations at Ichkabal attempts to prove that the original capital of the kingdom lay in the east, and not at Calakmul in the w...

2012: How to spot a prophet’s Maya hoax – designing a personal cosmology by Archaeological Haecceities on Aug 23, 2009There are several distortions and fabrications of Classic Maya cosmology. One of them is proposed by Carl Johan Calleman. In this Youtube clip he argues that the cataclysmic interpretations of the 2012 date are wrong and that we should go back to the...

2012: 2012 (the movie trailers) by Archaeological Haecceities on Aug 19, 2009In November 2009, the 2012 movie will be released. It is directed by Roland Emmerich, who also is responsible for several blockbusters: 10,000 BC, The Day After Tomorrow, The Patriot, Godzilla, Independence Day and Stargate. Thus, Emmerich has a tend...

Giving Back: ARCAS, Guatemala – A One in an Only! by theplanetd on Aug 18, 2009Every move we make in our lives is based on a decision. That decision can be of minor importance, or like in my case the one that changes the path of my life forever. When I hopped on a bus to take me from Belize to Tikal, Guatemala I had no idea wh...

2012: How to spot a prophet’s Maya hoax – pyramids by Archaeological Haecceities on Jul 24, 2009A popular topic in the 2012 circus, and in pseudoscience in general, is that of pyramids. They are everywhere and therefore they must have the same origin (Atlantis or outer space are the dominant places of origin). Pyramids were not just burial cham...

☆ 28 Places to See Before You Die ☆ by ☆☆ Travel & Trips ☆☆ on Jun 29, 2009I found this list in the Smithsonian magazine, and Love it.. well, you can see here in the blog that I love all the kinds of lists.. “Exhibit A is the recent popularity of “life lists”—itineraries of things to do and places to g...

The Heart of Time – teaser by Archaeological Haecceities on Jun 20, 2009I mentioned in one of my earliest posts that I once wrote an unpublished novel called The Heart of Time. Actually, it was the first book in a trilogy (probably not such a great idea if you want to get your first novel published). Anyway, I have trans...

Remembering Belize: A Diver’s Journey Through Central America by theplanetd on Jun 16, 2009Look Up! The man yells as we pull our dive gear and carry our packs from the bus station to the waterfront of Belize City. Hesitant, we worry that he is trying to distract us to relieve us of our abundance belongings Related posts:Mexico, A Divers...