title: The Lost Secrets of Maya Technology
author: James O'Kon
description: "<i>The Lost Secrets of Maya Technology</i> reveals what a scientifically advanced people the Maya really were. Relying on his background as a professional engineer, James O'Kon is able to analyze Maya architecture and write about it with the scientific terminology it truly merits. The book places Maya engineers shoulder to shoulder with the Romans or any other ancient culture one could compare them against. As an archaeologist with 20+ years of field experience, this book opened my eyes to Maya scientific achievements that I would previously not thought possible."<br />--Edwin Barnhart, Ph.D., archaeologist and Director of Maya Exploration Center<br /><br />"James O'Kon's book addresses a neglected field, and his wide-ranging discussion sheds new light on many aspects of Maya studies. His training as an engineer keeps the book focused on reality. His writing is full of sudden insightswhen he gets to the nitty-gritty of real science, this book shines. The final chapter addresses the engineering flaws that led to their fallthey pushed their environment too far."<br />--Mark Van Stone, Ph.D., author of 2012: Science and Prophecy of the Ancient Maya<br /><br />"Great introduction to the unrecognized technological achievements of the Maya. This was my first introduction to Maya tool making. I found those chapters very interesting. Very informative well written and provided me with new material on Maya technology.".<br />--Thomas L. Sever, Ph.D., NASA Archaeologist
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  JAMES O’KON
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  To Carol, my wife, the anthropologist, the love of my life
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Author’s Note
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a book of fiction. Actually, it is an accidental novel. I originality
  composed the story for a screenplay commissioned by a Hollywood producer. The
  screenplay did not go anywhere; however, the intrigue of the saga engaged me.
  So, I wrote my first novel based on the screen play.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Even though it is a book of fiction, the Maya technological achievements
  described in this work are based on actual sciences developed by the ancient
  Maya. The technology is described in detail in my first book,
  
  
  The Lost Secrets of Maya Technology
  
  
  . The reader may find it hard to believe that an ancient civilization
  possessed such advanced technology but