Talk:Yaxchilan

A fact from Yaxchilan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 July 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Classic Maya archaeological site of Yaxchilan, on the Mexican border with Guatemala, is known for its preserved sculpted lintels (example pictured) detailing the dynastic history of the city?

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Comment by Infrogmation

I'm not able to find enough to straighten out the dynasty between some decade + old books in my collection and a google search; I'll check at Tulane library for better info; in the meantime, below are my rough notes on rulers. -- Infrogmation 23:27, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Shield-Jaguar I
Bird-Jaguar I
Yax-Antler-Skull
"Ruler 5"
Tah-Skull I
Moon-Skull I
Bird-Jaguar II
Knot-Eye-Jaguar 515
Skull-Mahk'ina II , 526
Bird-Jaguar III
Shield-Jaguar I, 681
Bird-Jaguar IV 752
Sheild-Jaguar II
Mahk'ina-Skull III

Consider Revision

Consider revising the caption for Yaxchilan Lintel 25. Cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Quetzalcoatl Rawhead

Lead

Everything mentioned in the lead should appear in the article text - I think for example that the specific info that the lintels are describing history should be brought out more clearly in the article body. When it's all clearly there, then the lead, as a summary, can loose its citations. Hekerui (talk) 20:37, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Hekerui, I'll take care of the lead section once I've finished expanding the article, I still plan to do a lot of work on it. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 13:33, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]