Jessica MacLellan
@archaeolojess.bsky.social
Archaeologist🏺focused on Mesoamerica 🌎 Anthropology professor at Wake Forest University 👩🏼🏫
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Some of that knowledge survives, thanks to the Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America.
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Some of that knowledge survives, thanks to the Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America.
The open-access article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Landscape-wide cosmogram built by the early community of Aguada Fénix in southeastern Mesoamerica
The cosmogram of Aguada Fénix built over the landscape between 1050 and 700 BCE rivaled the extents of later Mesoamerican cities.
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The open-access article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It seems that the archaeologists did not remove the protective white-wash layer of stucco that the Maya added at the building's termination. They were able to determine the original colors through small tests. There's some more detailed info on that here, from Barbara Fash: mused.com/stories/960/...
Honoring the Founder | Copán Ruinas
Exploring the Legacy of K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', Copan's Founding Ancestor: Rituals, Monuments, and Dynastic Origins.
mused.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
It seems that the archaeologists did not remove the protective white-wash layer of stucco that the Maya added at the building's termination. They were able to determine the original colors through small tests. There's some more detailed info on that here, from Barbara Fash: mused.com/stories/960/...