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Sculptures of Neolithic People Anthropomorphic artifacts are those artifacts that portray people. In the half century that I have been a collector, most images of people that I have discover are images of their heads or head busts. A more interesting aspect about these heads is the majority of the images appear to be the same individual. The above jasper bust is one representation of that individual. The bust is the sky god Itzamna of the Penutian-Maya. This bust also represents an American Janis, with Itzamna facing toward the viewer's left and a simian face looking to the right. These discoveries were made in the lands occupied by tribes who spoke a derivation of the Penutian-Maya language. The Popol Vuh presents us with three sets of twins; the eldest, Hun-Hunahpú and his brother Vucub-Hunahpú, the sons Hunahpú and his brother Xbalanqué, and their half-brothers Hun Batz and Hun Chuen. Their exploits and accomplishments are set forth in the Quiché story of creation. Maya deities, as we have come to know them from the Post-Classic codices, are quite different from the earlier versions of the Early Classic and the Classic periods. Particularly, we will examine the metamorphosis of the Hero Twin Yax Balam (Xbalanqué) from his role of hunter, magician, and scribe to the role of first Father. I would like to show that, in some cases the same individual can appear on rock art in a number of transforming images or activities. The first sorcerer of the Maya is Itzamna or First Father, who is their maize god. Interestingly, in addition to these roles, J. Eric Thompson proposed that Itzamna was the Lord of the reptiles. The artifacts in this collection support the hypothesis with busts of Itzamna portrayed as the following reptiles; a crocodile, an iguana, a snake, and a turtle. Itzamna's home in the sky is the Heart of Heaven. From here, Itzamna opens the portal and sends Itz through to nourish and to sustain humanity in all its diversity. What is Itz? For the Maya it is many things, a mother's milk, blood, sweat from a human body, tears, the sap of a tree (especially copal the resin used as incense), melted wax dripping down the side of a candle, the rust on metal, special stones, and crystals. They are all blessed substance of the sky that flow through the portal to the Otherworld to nourish and to sustain their gods. Itz flows from heaven and to heaven as a nourishing substance. The historical importance of the next six artifacts is that, they were all found at a small site location in Redwood City, California. I feel strongly that the site was a Neolithic work shop of an Itz'at, the tribal shaman who was known as a sage or sky artist. The Maya Paleolithic Museum provides an example for a museum in both the real world as well as the digital world. The site in Redwood City needs to be protected and excavated, to this end we dedicate this web site. The goals will be the preservation and sharing of the artifacts. In addition, before the downtown theater project starts. we suggest an excavation be completed. It has been suggested to the mayor of Redwood City that a museum, which is designed into the theater complex lobby, would attract people from all communities to come to the Redwood City theater complex to watch a movie and see North American Maya artifacts!
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