Jimmy Belanger
March 17, 2008
Anthropology 1100
Anthropology in the News!
The Grim Story of Maya Blue
After going through New York Times online, and searching for anthropology
articles I came across a wide variety of editorials to read. I didn’t realize how much the
news portrayed anthropology, and how interesting a lot of the articles are. Taking an
anthropology course had really opened my eyes to appreciate everything anthropologists
have done for our society. The article from the New York Times that I read was, “The
Grim Story of Maya Blue.” I thought it was really fascinating how the color Maya blue
could have so much more meaning to it, rather than just a name on a Crayola crayon. I
thought it was interesting that Maya blue was the color of Chaak, the rain God. I have
always wondered what different colors represent in dissimilar societies. Crazy to think
that some people think of blue as just another color, and to others it is very important in
their lives. In the article it says “When the skies looked to much like Maya blue… an
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- Spring '08
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- Anthropology, Psychology, Maya civilization, Maya Blue
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