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History for Kossacks: Star Wars

Picture this: Thousands of warriors, clad in jaguar skins and the feathers of birds of paradise, armed with atlatls and obsidian-studded clubs, move steadily through a rainforest toward a distant...

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It Begins With the Bean...and Ends With the Blade.

Häagen Dazs, the fake Swiss-like name given to one of Nestle's products (they also own Icescreamers, Drumstick, Dole, Carnation, Extreme, Gervais, Miko, and Maxibon) now has a specially crafted insult...

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Maya vs. Mayan

Inevitably, the subject of Mel Gibson's new movie, Apocalypto, will arise at the dinner table. Here's a short primer on how to be Mesoamerican chic with your adjectives and nouns.

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Facism is the acting out of delusion

Fascism is ultimately an intelligence disease and has no political solution. Let's hope Mother Nature can dissolve this cancer which can never be solved by delusional separate selves. It helps to...

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History for Kossacks: Star Wars

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Mayanists for Obama

As an art historian of Precolumbian Mesoamerican cultures and a supporter of Barack Obama, I have to admit that I found this to be very cool. David Stuart, a world renowned Maya epigrapher from my alma...

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Video McCain 's Camp Infighting , Obama leads in Polls , Diva Palin , Purge...

McCain's camp is disorganized , becoming paralyzed and they are in Infighting with Sarah Palin's camp. Sara Palin doesn't listen to McCain advisors , she is out of control and she started her own...

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Play Neo-Con Invasion & Other Well-Earned Stress Relievers For Liberals

Insomnia has ruled my life for the last few months. There's not much to do at 4am .... SO, I give you two Obama video games to help alleviate the stress and AGONY of waiting for the polls to close. (If...

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A New Beginning in Honduras

I am a fan of Mayan ruins, and have been for almost forty years.  The vast majority of Mayan artifacts reside in Central America.  One of the premiere sites that can now be easily reached is Copan,...

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Mayan Calendar & the End of the World?

There has been a lot of media coverage on the misconception that the ancient Maya calendar is somehow predicting the end of the world (worse case scenario) or at least some major catastrophe in 2012....

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DKos Travel Board - Central America

When I posted some pix from our recent trip to Central America, LaughingPlanet suggested I do a photo diary for the DKos Travel Board, so here goes!  Our trip started by taking the train they call The...

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Ancient America: The Classic Maya

At the height of the Classic Period (200 CE to 900 CE), the Maya population numbered several million people living in 60 kingdoms in the greater Yucatan area of Mexico. The Maya built large cities...

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Ancient America: The Mayan Ball Game

The Mesoamerican ball game was played throughout Mesoameria—Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras. In addition, a version of the game was played by the Hohokam in Arizona and there is...

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Ancient America: Burning Books

Writing first appeared in the Maya area about 400 BCE. The Maya developed their writing systems more elaborately than any other group in the Americas. They used writing to establish the sequence of...

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It Takes Awhile To Make A Man

Or to make a woman, or to make anything else for that matter, because everything, including all men and women, is all the same thing, and it just takes awhile to, you know, create the illusion that...

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Ancient America: The Gods of Palenque

For most people, the Maya and the Aztec are the best-known Mesoamerican cultures. The area occupied by the Maya included southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and El Salvador. The ancient Maya...

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DKos Travel Board: Mayan Riviera

The Mayan Riviera on the Caribbean Sea has been a major tourist attraction for 4 decades. At long last, I saw for myself what it had to offer. Except for the woefully mismanaged dead coral reefs, it...

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Ancient America: Tulum, a Maya Port

Tulum, located on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya. The earliest date found on a stele at Tulum is 564 CE and the city flourished from about...

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Ancient America: The Maya City of Cobá

Cobá was a Maya city located in the northern portion of the Maya region on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Most of the city was constructed between 500 and 900—a period corresponding to the Classic...

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History for Kossacks: Apocalypse 2012!

or We All Have Less Than A Year To Live!!!  Yikes!!!In March, 2008 - (the 23rd, to be specific – your resident historical Cassandra tried to warn Kossackdom: The person we place in the White House this...

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