« Breaking the Maya code » de Michael Coe (Thames & Hudson, 1992)
Un récit fabuleux sur le décryptage de l’écriture #maya. L’un des participants à cette aventure, qui ne s’est terminée que dans les années 1980, a raconté tous les efforts qui ont été nécessaires pour arriver à lire cette écriture oubliée.
#mayas ►http://seenthis.net/messages/84032
Tour Brazil and prehispanic Mexican cities with more Street View imagery in Google Maps
►http://googleblog.blogspot.fr/2012/08/tour-brazil-and-prehispanic-mexican.html
We’ve also introduced Street View imagery of 30 Mesoamerican archaeological sites in Mexico. e.g. Kukulkan’s Temple, a 1,100-year-old pyramid whose peak is reached by climbing 365 steps, one for each day of the year. When visitors clap their hands, the architectural acoustics at the base of the pyramid’s steps are designed to mimic the sound of the Quetzal, a bird that the Mayans regard as representative of their gods. [...] the colossal pyramids of Teotihuacan, emblematic sites for the Mayans such as Chichen Itza or seaside archaeological jewels like Tulum. These and other famous sites from around the world can be seen in our Street View Gallery ►http://maps.google.com/intl/es-419/help/maps/streetview/gallery.html#