Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mesoamerica/NewRequests

new article on 260-day Mesoamerican calendar?
There are already articles on Mesoamerican calendars, Tonalpohualli (the 260-day calendar of the Aztec}, and Tzolkin (the 260-day calendar of the Maya)). What information would this proposed article have that would set it apart from these already-existing articles? Madman 15:09, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I suppose I was thinking that we need an 'umbrella' article, or some other way, to emphasise the universality of the 260-day calendar across Mesoamerica, and highlight that the individual examples (Maya, Aztec, Mixtec, etc) are related and informed by this tradition. Such an article might also give the corresponding associations between the individual versions, eg Tzolk'in day-name Kimi corresponds with tonalpohualli day-name Miquiztli, etc. However, perhaps this could be done first in an expanded Mesoamerican calendars article, and an article on the generic 260-day Mesoamerican calendar could be created at some later point if it should prove necessary to break it out.--cjllw | TALK  03:55, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey, sounds good to me. I myself would like to add further information to the Tonalpohualli, perhaps even a chart/table/graphic showing how the numbers and the day names fit together.  Carry on!  Madman 04:27, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

New article for Matthew Stirling !
I notice that Sylvanus Morley is rated a High. I believe we need at least an article on Matthew Stirling, an archaeologist from the early half of the 20th century, one of the first to investigate the Olmec culture. My 2 pence, Madman 02:55, 10 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Totally agree, Madman, Stirling's one of the most pre-eminent names in Gulf Coast archaeology. Even though his "Stirling Hypothesis" about Olmec creation accounts signifying their mythical origins from the union of a were-jaguar and an ancestral woman is now dated, his work has endured, and we're a bit light on the coverage of non-Maya and non-Aztec research topics/scholars.--cjllw | TALK  04:06, 10 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, looks like Sdsouza has made a very fine start indeed to this request - nicely done!--cjllw | TALK  23:39, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

History of Mesoamerica vs Mesoamerican chronology
IMO I think we could do with both of these, and there's a difference to note. I would say that the latter can or should be used for a sequential presentation of dates/archaeological cultures by the chronological subdivisions (either graphically and/or abbreviated text), while the former would be more for explaining the hows, whys and wherefores. Actually we could probably do with a series of History articles for overall Mesoamerica by period.--cjllw | TALK  23:45, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Addendum to "The Malinche" or "La Malinche" article
 [mailto:jerry.zambrano@utah.edu;jerry.zambrano@slc.k12.ut.us;jerry.zambrano@gmail.com;jerry.zambrano@hotmail.com Jerry Zambrano]

Jerry.zambrano 13:12, 4 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Apologies Jerry, since this particular talk page is not closely monitored, your post here has gone undetected for some time. On the off chance that you are still monitoring this page, it would probably be best to raise this at talk:La Malinche. You are welcome of course to expand any material in the article that you think is lacking; but do also please note wikipedia's policies of Verifiability and No Original Research.--cjllw ʘ  TALK 08:51, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Ruler template
Regarding the Mesoamerica ruler infobox request, I've just created Template:Infobox Nahua officeholder based on Template:Infobox Officeholder, which can be used not just for rulers but also military commanders etc (see an example here). Similar things could be created for the Maya and whatever else is needed. --Ptcamn 09:28, 3 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks Ptcamn, I noticed this trialled at cuitlahuac, and it looks to be a nifty and useful addition. It may be possible with some further thought to devise a generic one suitable for all likely mesoamerican circumstances; but if not we could as you say just have some customised variants of this. When I get a chance I will start to document the data elements that have occurred to me over time, which could be integrated into just such an infobox. Cheers,--cjllw ʘ  TALK 08:02, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Aztlān
I think the page for Aztlán should be divided to separate the mythical and/or historic city of Aztlān from the Chicano Youth Movement topics. I think perhaps a separate Aztlán(Political_Movement) page would be in order. Also it would seem prudent to rename the page as Aztlān in keeping with the Nahuatl language. Stormcellardoor (talk) 19:35, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Amerindian contacts with the rest of the world before Columbus
Numerous references of people from the rest of the world coming in contact with Amerindians before that recorded in history by Columbus is available in general religious and recently, medical science and human genetics literature. There are reports also of such contacts in Amerindian myths.

The purpose of this section to record such reference for possible use by medical and social sciences and to obtain a greater understanding of Amerindian history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kedar j (talk • contribs) 10:56, 28 July 2010 (UTC)