Anyone watching the NOVA show on Mayan languages

[darkstar]

and glyphs?

Completely fascinating interdisciplinary detective work deciphering symbols and history contained therein.

[LynzM]

1. Sounds fascinating....

You've got me wishing I had tv, in fact! :)

[darkstar]

4. You'd love it I bet.....

Told as a history, i.e. the breakthroughs in understanding across the last century, the assumptions that are shattered at each turn as the sheer complexity emerges. This in turn reveals history and culture as ever more complex. Linguists, archaeologists, architects, historians all collaborating. Way cool.

[LynzM]

7. That sounds fantastic...

That's definitely the kind of stuff I miss! Glad you were able to enjoy it!

[csziggy]

9. I liked the way they ended the show with modern Mayans

learning their language and their history.

The whole thing made me almost wish I had continued with my language and anthropology studies...

[Ptah]

2. I will when it come on here in an hour and a quarter.

Sounds good.

Thanks for the reminder.

:thumbsup:

[darkstar]

5. If I'm up late enough, I'll check back in and see what you think.

I imagine you'll find it pretty fascinating. Just so lovely all around.

[Ptah]

6. Don't wait up for me.

I'll comment tomorrow.

thanks again for the Hot Rod Lincoln

[darkstar]

3. duh...................

[Ptah]

8. OK, first comment, the longevity of the names is remarkable. A classmate:

Calderon

[TreasonousBastard]

10. I saw it, and learned a lot-- it was fascinating the way...

they went through the history of the research. Making sense of that much in an hour show is not easy.