Monthly Archives: December 2012

We’re Still Here

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Claudia Funke

  The end of the 13 Bak’tun, a period of 144,000 days in the Maya Long Count Calendar is a time for reflection. Listen in to Frank Stasio interviewing UNC Associate Professor Emilio del Valle Escalante and Curator of Rare … Continue reading →

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Mark Your Long Count Calendars!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Claudia Funke

December 21, 2012, is fast approaching. What better way to recognize the shortest day of the year—and the end of the current great cycle in the Maya Long Count Calendar—than to tune in at high noon (yes, 12 p.m.) to … Continue reading →

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Murder Off Miami

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Alia Wegner

Working with rare books is a sort of detective work. Of course, our puzzles are usually of the bibliographical sort, but there is still the thrill of finding the unexpected. I felt like a detective recently when I came across Murder … Continue reading →

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