08/05/12, 08/24/20
July 2012  Photos:  Maya 2012 - Lords of Time and More - Page WWW

What is going to happen 12/21/12?  Will it be the end of the world?  Will there be a "new" period of
Enlightenment?  Will there be a rapture?  And are archaeologists interpreting the Mayan writings correctly?  
If you wake up on 12/22 and find the world as you left it on 12/21, you have your answer.  
And if you don't wake up?  Send me an email or text to let me know where you are!

The Mayan is said to have two systems of counting, referred to Short and Long count.  Click on Short or Long
for more information.

This exhibit was held at Penn Museum in Philadelphia.  We visited the museum on July 14th.  The museum also
houses other exhibits.  We paid the Image of Africa exhibit a short visit.

Keep in mind that not all objects on display are original artifacts.  Some are reproductions.

Update 2013 - We are still here.  What really happened 12/21/12?
And, 13.0.0.0.0 refers to 12/21/12
Map of a Mayan territory
Masks used in various ceremonies
From the African Exhibit
From a Hopi Exhibit.  Katsina Dolls
Outside the museum
One of 2 rabbits frolicking in the yard.
Back of statue.  No name on statue.  Poseidon?
Downtown Philadelphia as seen from museum area.
Totem pole
and photos
in the lobby
of entrance
we used to
enter the
museum.

Mural on wall of building housing tattoo parlor on Roosevelt Avenue, American Kestrel on Mandalay building,
and yellow hibiscus on my terrace.
Young American Kestrel falcons.  Also see St. Croix 18
for similar falcons seen on St. Croix.
Five flowers opened at the same time.  Most days only 1 or
2.  The one not opened is the flower from the day before.
On St. Croix, Ma and I would spend hours looking at
grown Kestrels as they hunted.    I was amazed when I
spotted the birds on the roof next door!  It appears there
was a nest inside the tower that houses the water tank.  
The water tank is covered.



Figure of the Maize God

Stone
725 CE
Honduras, Copan

The elegant flowing hair
of this young man
represents corn silk
and identifies him as
the Maize God.  Multiple
examples of this figure
sprout from the upper
façade of a temple,
representing the
Mountain of Sustenance,
the mythical source of
all food and fertility.
Censer Lid With Royal
Figure Holding Flint

ca. 695 CE
Honduras, Copan

This figure, holding
a wrapped flint blade
in his right hand,
represents a king
of the Copan
Dynasty.  His
headdress is topped
with Central Mexican
year symbols, while
his beaded shoulder
cape carries symbols
of flowing precious
liquid.  His identity
is unknown, yet this
iconography suggests
that he may
be a 6th century king.
Sorry it did not come out clearer.
Somewhat blurry but you get the idea.