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Area Professor Breaks New Ground On Maya
San Antonio Express ^
| 9-28-2003
| Roger Croteau
Posted on 09/28/2003 5:04:31 PM PDT by blam
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posted on
09/28/2003 5:04:31 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
btt
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posted on
09/28/2003 5:08:54 PM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: blam
not Maya speakers," he said. "These groups possibly influenced the Maya or made it possible for them to create their civilization before they were absorbed or replaced by Maya groups."
Did they as well practice human sacrifice?
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09/28/2003 5:13:05 PM PDT
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AdmSmith
To: blam
"Our schools are still very Eurocentric," Noble said. "People do not appreciate the significance of the Maya civilization. Instead of looking to Egypt, Greece and Rome, we can look to the extremely high ancient civilization in our own back yard." Our unique Western worldview, which includes the concept of the inherent value of the individual human being and the concept of inalienable rights which flows from it, has made our Eurocentric civilization the most successful, progressive, and humane in all of history.
It may be important to acknowledge the other teams in the league, but there is only one Super Bowl winner.
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09/28/2003 5:20:02 PM PDT
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Jeff Chandler
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To: AdmSmith
Did they as well practice human sacrifice? Probably.
I think the Egyptians were one of the very few settled civilizations who never did.
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posted on
09/28/2003 5:26:58 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Been there. Done that. Got the T-Shirt. Sold it on e-bay.)
To: blam
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09/28/2003 5:28:29 PM PDT
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martin_fierro
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To: martin_fierro
"Maybe the good professor can help out this short-lived FReeper." LOL. I saw that.
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09/28/2003 5:31:18 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
Thanks blam,
"Noble said the Maya established the concept of zero and made other major advances in mathematics, astronomy, art and politics."
Suppose mentioning Astronomy is enough, and then again not really, but nothing here about the Mayan Calendar?
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09/28/2003 5:35:33 PM PDT
by
inPhase
To: blam
Texas State University-San Marcos is LBJ's old alma mater, Southwest Texas State Teachers College, in its most recent reincarnation.
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05/02/2006 8:36:54 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
I think the Egyptians were one of the very few settled civilizations who never did
Didn't the earliest Egyptians practice Regicide? It's not exactly human sacrifice but it is killing for the betterment of the collective.
To: blam
He attempted to slow the vehicle by rubbing its tires against a curb, but the van jumped the curb, hitting and killing a pedestrian.
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The professor needs to get some driving lessons and stop killing innocent Mayan descendants.
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05/02/2006 9:06:03 AM PDT
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eleni121
('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
To: Jeff Chandler
"Our schools are still very Eurocentric," Noble said. "People do not appreciate the significance of the Maya civilization. Instead of looking to Egypt, Greece and Rome, we can look to the extremely high ancient civilization in our own back yard." I think the point is that our civilization was built on the foundation laid by Egypt/Greece/Rome, not on the Mayan civ.
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posted on
05/02/2006 9:53:10 AM PDT
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JohnnyZ
(Happy New Year! Breed like dogs!)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Did they as well practice human sacrifice? Probably. I think the Egyptians were one of the very few settled civilizations who never did.
Hah! Nonsense.
First of all, most cultures, like the sumerians, never directly sacrificed humans.
Secondly, indirectly the egyptians DID sacrifice humans... they believed their Pharao was a living god and required people to die for him unquestioned. I think more then a few people, accused of disobediance etc, where throat-cut by a guard yelling "for the pharao" or something silly like that.
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05/04/2006 7:21:33 AM PDT
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S0122017
To: blam
So begins the multi-directional propaganda, this direction being how advanced and smart the Mexican's root race were, aimed to ootze the American people into packing our electorate with political fools.
Excuse the cynicism, but it seems to be only route to sanity in the illegal situation.
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posted on
05/04/2006 7:28:21 AM PDT
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William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: William Terrell
A scientist is researching how Mayans where capable of building stone piramids: how do you see this as evidence that science is conspiring to annihillate the american way of life? I don't see the link.
Besides, I think finding out how great and rich the Mayans used to be does not make the current Mayans happy. This is just science, trying to find out about the past. Stop interpreting everything politically.
I noticed from my fellow-science students very clearly that most dont give a rat's ass about politics and politicans. They are only interested in their field. If some politicians tries to twist a finding then get angry at that politician, not the scientist.
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posted on
05/04/2006 10:25:16 AM PDT
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S0122017
To: S0122017; Harmless Teddy Bear
"I think the Egyptians were one of the very few settled civilizations who never did." Do a search on the 'Bog Mummies'. The sacrifices there are well preserved.
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posted on
05/04/2006 10:44:34 AM PDT
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blam
To: S0122017
I know you don't see the link now. For the last two decades, efforts to move the American public on contentious issues have started with scholarly works. I'm sure you can think of several examples yourself.
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posted on
05/04/2006 10:54:46 AM PDT
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William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: blam
Bog mummies are found in Europe. Not Egypt AFAIK.
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posted on
05/04/2006 1:26:22 PM PDT
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(I am only an evil INTERN. I am still learning.)
To: S0122017
First of all, most cultures, like the sumerians, never directly sacrificed humans. *sigh* yes they did.
I think more then a few people, accused of disobediance etc, where throat-cut by a guard yelling "for the pharao" or something silly like that.
You equate the death penalty with human sacrifice.
Ok, we're done here.
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posted on
05/04/2006 1:34:32 PM PDT
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(I am only an evil INTERN. I am still learning.)
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