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Alex Arcane

@alexarcane.bsky.social

Avid anthropologist, Wannabe salsa dancer. Ask me any archaeology questions! Current project: Meso-American Codex Deep Dive

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This is a pretty big deal!

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

#archaeobirds🏺#ornithology #zooarchaeology

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Putting out an all call- if anyone can seeing this can check their #university #library for a copy of the Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 3, please help! I can’t find a copy I can access! 🏺 #Research #archaeology #libraryfind #maya #mesoamerica #mexico

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Real facepalm moment- just learned how the feeds feature works on here! Going to fiddle with it to see if I can get some more help with that article.

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Putting out an all call- if anyone can seeing this has a copy of the Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 3, please help! I can’t find a copy!

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

8-Deer Tiger Claw” is a difficult name to parse. Fortunately, we get his portrait in the text. From Codex Tonindeye, p 26, we see him in dress surrounded by several icons. Top left, see a deer with horns, and a string of 8beads attached to it. Beside it lies the tiger claw motif. In the low left,

Image of codex Nuttall depicting a colorful image of 8 Deer Tiger Claw.

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EcoInventos @ecoinventos.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Investigadores de Nueva Zelanda y Japón descubren la estructura de un virus milenario «cazador de bacterias» que podría ser la clave para destruir superbacterias. ecoinventos.com/investigador...

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Investigadores de Nueva Zelanda y Japón descubren la estructura de un virus milenario "cazador de bacterias" que podría ser la clave para destruir superbacterias

Los bacteriófagos son virus que infectan bacterias, no a humanos ni animales. Se consideran una alternativa prometedora frente a la creciente resistencia antimicrobiana. Actúan con gran precisión: cad...

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

One of the most important figures in Mixtec codices, like the codex Nuttall, is a warrior and leader named 8-deer Tiger Claw, which is incredibly badass

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

For anyone wondering, the reason I’m doing this is because I’ve studied archaeology for years and there’s a weird air around American texts that makes it out like you’re not supposed to read them unless you’re some specialist. However, I think knowing what’s there is a worthy drive on its own.

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Other Mixtec codices of note: Codex Waecker-Gotter Codex Colombino-Becker Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I Codex Bodley Codex Selden

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

One major problem with studying the ancient writings of America is that none of them are named like “the mythology of Oaxaca” or anything that makes sense. They get named “The Paris Codex,” “The Codex Nuttall,” & “The Dresden Codex” Names come from current collections and not sources.

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Alex Arcane @alexarcane.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I’m gonna explore some meso-American archaeology lit soon. This means the Popol-vuh, Mixtec Codices, Maya Codices, other inscriptions of Americans, ancient and modern.

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