Dr. James Fitzsimmons
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Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
They've become basically just names of people that were basically rulers that wanted to provide metal names for themselves.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
So that's kind of what it is.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
Like, I'm so badass, I'm eating hearts in the sky.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
Or like, I've got tentacles.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
Stuff like that.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
Unfortunately, there's no proof.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
So, funny story.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
So, I've been doing it for 21 years.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
The spear thrower in Mesoamerica was called the atlatl, which is...
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
sometimes called atlatl, right?
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
The original word is atlatl.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
And it means, the word atl in Nahuatl, which is the language of the Aztecs, means water.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
So it's water, water.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
And what it was used for at the time of the conquest was two things.
Camp Gagnon
The DARK Magic Hidden in Mayan Hieroglyphs
One was for spearfishing, so basically like a harpoon or something, you know?