[Aztlan] Institute of Maya Studies February Lectures

[michael ruggeri]

February 11, 8:00-9:30 PM
Institute of Maya Studies Lecture

“Maya Astronomy: Hidden Cycles in the Madrid Codex” with Steve Mellard


In this program, Steve will discuss the Block/Lacombe Report and the
author’s discoveries regarding the identification of astronomical cycles
through the application of graphics to the Tzolkin calendar grid  
contained
within the Madrid Codex – and the reconstruction of the missing last  
page of
the calendar grid.


Samuel S. Block was an architect who was especially intrigued with the
surviving Maya codices. It is his findings that are the subject of this
program. Charles Lacombe was a charter member of the IMS, a public  
relations
specialist who organized Block’s material into its present form.

The Institute of Maya Studies is at the Miami Science Museum, 3280 South
Miami Avenue, across from Vizcaya; Maya Hotline: 305-235-1192;
http://mayastudies.org


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February 18, 8:00-9:30 PM
Institute of Maya Studies Lecture

“Analysis and Investigation of Maya Lintels” with Joaquín (Jack) J.
Rodríguez III, PE, SECB


Our beloved IMS Vice President and Director of Research, Jack  
Rodríguez is a
knowledgeable engineer by trade. He knows almost everything about  
building
materials, construction techniques and architectural styles. In this
program, Jack offers the latest results and data concerning our  
ongoing IMS
Maya Lintel Project. His program concerns a proportional review of
structural lintel beams in Maya buildings with a focus on stress  
analysis.


Three kinds of lintels used by the Maya will be reviewed, including  
stone
lintels and simply-supported or fixed-end wood lintels. The Maya Lintel
Project involves analytical stress analysis, evaluation of construction
techniques and statistical analysis of reduced lintel data. In this  
program,
Jack reports on a comparison of lintel construction, cultural trends,  
and
levels of technology along a chronological time line and across
cultural/political subgroups.

The Institute of Maya Studies is at the Miami Science Museum, 3280 South
Miami Avenue, across from Vizcaya; Maya Hotline: 305-235-1192;
http://mayastudies.org