Writing May Be Oldest in Western Hemisphere

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Originally Posted by Tonchi

It does not photograph well because this item was INCISED, not carved in relief as are the majority of Maya writings. If you have visited the area where this stone comes from, as I have, the water table is about 6 inches above the ground. Cleaning up an inscription as well as they did would have been a major undertaking. I think the photo is not half bad, but reading it would work better from a rubbing.

Tonchi, just because something does not photograph well doesn't mean you can't make a good photo of it. Actually it does mean you can't take a good photo of it, but I can. It is just more difficult and so that is why god created professional photographers.

If time allows in the next millenium I'll put up a few of my more challenging assignments, in the meantime you can take my word that a better image can be made of that stone.