12 Feb
Upcoming seminar Feb 18-19, 2011
Upcoming seminar Feb 18-19, 2011
http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2011_Spring/03-WithoutWords.html I will present a talk on Olmec writing during this upcoming seminar. Roll-out photo of an Olmec pottery vessel by Justin Kerr.
08 Nov
Mesoamerican Scripts class practicing with Mayan glyphs
Mesoamerican Scripts class practicing with Mayan glyphs
13 Sep
Visiting the George Stuart Collection at UNC
Visiting the George Stuart Collection at UNC
Mesoamerican Writing Systems met today at the Wilson …
04 Sep
Mesoamerican Scripts Class Update
Mesoamerican Scripts Class Update
This coming week we’ll be working on deciphering Mayan writing using the Dresden Codex (not illustrated) applying essentially the same methodology as Knorozov’s. The illustration …
31 Aug
A Great Lecture with Dr. Hopkins
A Great Lecture with Dr. Hopkins
The talk by Dr. Nicholas Hopkins was very well received; it was enjoyed by students from historical linguistics (my class) and indigenous literatures (Emilio del …
30 Aug
Upcoming Event on the End of the World… NOT!
Upcoming Event on the End of the World… NOT!
There is an upcoming brown bag lunch discussion on the Mayan calendar and the 2012 “end-game” myth. Thursday, Sept. 23rd. For more details, click me.
29 Aug
Dr. Nicholas Hopkins
Dr. Nicholas Hopkins
We have had the pleasure and honor of hosting Dr. Nicholas Hopkins these past few days. Dr. Hopkins gave a lecture on the history of …