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The Americas’ oldest book is an intricate work of Maya astronomy

Created in the 11th or 12th century, the Códice Maya de México (the Maya Codex of Mexico) is the oldest of these works and the only one to predate the arrival of the conquistadors in the 16th century.

https://aeon.co/videos/the-americas-oldest-book-is-an-intricate-work-of-maya-astronomy

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The Americas’ oldest book is an intricate work of Maya astronomy | Aeon Videos

Fig-bark paper, vivid pigments and intricate imagery: the oldest book in the Americas is a complex work of Maya astronomy
Page 9 of the Grolier Codex, a supposedly pre-Columbian Maya screenfold book, the authenticity of which is disputed.

A standing deity figure dominates the page, facing left, highly stylized with elaborate headdress and glyphic adornment.

To the left margin is a column of Maya day-signs or numerals — a vertical series of repeating glyph blocks, likely used for calendrical or Venus-cycle notation.

The deity holds or is interacting with what appears to be a stone projectile or weapon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Codex_of_Mexico#/media/File:Grolier_Codex,_page_9.jpg
Page 9 of the Grolier Codex, a supposedly pre-Columbian Maya screenfold book, the authenticity of which is disputed. A standing deity figure dominates the page, facing left, highly stylized with elaborate headdress and glyphic adornment. To the left margin is a column of Maya day-signs or numerals — a vertical series of repeating glyph blocks, likely used for calendrical or Venus-cycle notation. The deity holds or is interacting with what appears to be a stone projectile or weapon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Codex_of_Mexico#/media/File:Grolier_Codex,_page_9.jpg
Page 9 of the Grolier Codex, a supposedly pre-Columbian Maya screenfold book, the authenticity of which is disputed. A standing deity figure dominates the page, facing left, highly stylized with elaborate headdress and glyphic adornment. To the left margin is a column of Maya day-signs or numerals — a vertical series of repeating glyph blocks, likely used for calendrical or Venus-cycle notation. The deity holds or is interacting with what appears to be a stone projectile or weapon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Codex_of_Mexico#/media/File:Grolier_Codex,_page_9.jpg
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