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Stairway of the Ancients "A massive stepped stone structure rises out of the earth like an ancient giant, each level stacked with weathered blocks that look hand‑placed by people who lived centuries before you were born. The pyramid climbs upward in broad, geometric terraces, each one slightly smaller than the last, creating a staircase of stone that leads the eye toward the small temple platform at the summit. The stones are rough, gray, and timeworn — edges softened by wind, rain, and the slow patience of history. Some blocks jut out unevenly, giving the whole structure a rugged, muscular presence, as if it’s still holding itself upright through sheer will. Above it, the sky is a brilliant blue scattered with soft white clouds, the kind that drift lazily and make the pyramid look even more monumental by contrast. The sunlight catches the upper tiers, brightening the stone and revealing subtle textures: cracks, chips, and the faint shadows of centuries. The scene feels quiet, reverent. You can almost imagine the footsteps of ancient builders, the ceremonies that once echoed across the steps, and the long silence that followed. It’s a moment frozen in time — a testament to human hands shaping something meant to touch the sky." - Microsoft Copilot Note: this image was captured by my daughter.
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This is Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov, the Soviet ethnographer who deciphered the Mayan writing system, 1980. - Source.


(A commenter:)

Yuri credited his cat, Asya, with helping him crack the Mayan code (he noticed her teaching kittens to hunt, and got the idea that glyphs weren't letters but syllables). He listed her on his academic papers and was livid when publishers took her name off. When publishers asked for a photograph, he'd send this one so that the cat was front and center. He did not like it when they cropped her out, either.

Fittingly, his efforts were well received by the Mexican government and he received one of their highest honors and a statue in the Yucatan (home of the Mayan Civiliation)- a statue which depicts him holding his cat.


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Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov, the Soviet ethnographer who deciphered the Mayan writing system, 1980.
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came with the common goal of "settling" the "New World," which had already been settled by waves of indigenous peoples from #Asia millenia earlier (#FirstAmericans/ #NativeAmerican.)

Most of these peoples had marshalled a sustainable way of life (another contrast to the #Mayan people of #MesoAmerica, who seem to have pushed population density beyond that level
in several regions.)
The #European settlers who soon had a "stake-my-claim" mentality as a unifying factor, apart

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