Because of this, we are able to track debates between various Mayan authors. We can see what viewpoints were being expressed using various artistic styles and sort the authors accordingly, without knowing who the authors were or even their names.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736699&forum_id=2],#49008734)

it baffled and seduced me

this is not to mention the acronyms, which in those days were as common as regular language

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736699&forum_id=2],#49008743)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Detail_of_Codex_Dresdensis_drawn_by_Lacambalam.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736699&forum_id=2],#49008744)

https://i.imgur.com/aU52Bqx.jpeg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736699&forum_id=2],#49008916)

at the time egyptian artifacts were just sitting around and people didn't become interested in collecting them for hundreds of years later. the concept of preserving ancient civilizations was not widespread, and certainly not something they would have invested in across the ocean. and it's not like it was necessary to do any recon nor did they care to: they wanted to enslave and conquer, not learn about quetzalcoatl.

it's tragic but not at all surprising.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736699&forum_id=2],#49008889)

But ironically, it's also the only reason we can read Mayan today. The same spaniard forced a slave to translate some shit from spanish into Mayan, and 500 years later a Russian scientist used that sample to decipher the entire Mayan script.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5736699&forum_id=2],#49008835)