Comments | dochermes: So, what was the deal with those Mayan "elephant" carvings?

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So, what was the deal with those Mayan "elephant" carvings?

Sep 26, 2015 14:11

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jhall1 September 26 2015, 18:36:13 UTC

I get sidetracked into sites claiming with Incas sailed the Pacific

A British satirist using the pen-name of "Peter Simple" played with a variation on that idea, in this case that Aztecs sailed the Atlantic. His politics were extreme right-wing by British standards (though they might not seem quite so extreme by those of the US), but that didn't stop him from being brilliantly funny. See:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/4254944/The-Peter-Simple-column.html

The section headed "Aztec Ideals".

And:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3584332/End-column.html

The section headed "Aztec Rights".

dochermes September 26 2015, 19:36:56 UTC

Unfortunately, I have to get going now but I will look into this later. Thanks.

mlp anonymous September 26 2015, 23:25:00 UTC

This...is...kinda...weird, actually.
I'm not sure what to make of this.

m_faustus September 26 2015, 23:37:06 UTC

No. Just no. It's not an elephant. It's a section of Stela B from Copan that kinda maybe looks like a trunk. It's not. It really isn't.

m_faustus September 27 2015, 18:28:33 UTC

Well spotted. It made me google copan macaw and you can see from the carving it's the macaw with its beak pointing down. Notice there are no big elephant ears. It reminds me of the famous so called astronaut which makes no sense unless you understand the iconography of the incans. Which I don't but I read the explanation by a real archeologist and it was good enough for me. (With references if you are so inclined )http://ancientaliensdebunked.com/references-and-transcripts/pacals-rocket/

dochermes September 27 2015, 19:14:56 UTC

Looking over CHARIOTS OF THE GODS and similar books, I'm stunned that so many took Van Danikan seriously. But then, WORLDS IN COLLISION sold well and that book claimed Venus was ejected from Jupiter and caused the Sun to stand still for Joshua. This does not seem likely.

m_faustus April 17 2019, 05:51:57 UTC

Do you have any stylized macaw carving pictures to back your assertion up? I’m not saying it is not macaw, but I would be interested in some corroboration. I haven’t found any picture of a carving with an elongated beak like that.

mlp anonymous September 27 2015, 00:03:01 UTC

OH THANK GOD.
I was worried there, for a minute.

wt_1 September 27 2015, 04:42:40 UTC

In case anyone was wondering, Cuvieronius was a Gomphothere. You're welcome!

dochermes September 27 2015, 19:10:44 UTC

Gompotheres are just not appreciated enough.