Thursday, October 20, 2011
The Maya Code
I was absolutely amazed at the movie we watched last class. It is hard to believe people were able to crack the Mayan code. Hieroglyphics are such an interesting language. The amount of symbols and different variations of symbols is mind-boggling. This is what made the Maya code so difficult to crack. Unlike english, spanish, italian, etc., the Maya language consists hundreds of symbols, as opposed to 26 letters. It took over 100 years to break the Maya code, proving that it was an extremely unique and confusing language. What amazed me most was the fact that Spanish conquistadors forced the Mayans to stop writing with hieroglyphs. Everything that the Mayans created was lost for hundreds of years.
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I find it amazing that these people now have relearned their ancient language and can use it now. But I still cannot believe that the were forced to stop using it as well.
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