"Assuming they knew what you know is a common research error. "

Thanks for that bit of wisdom, Jammer. But an even more common error is thinking you know what the topic is when clearly you don't.

The topic isn't whether they believed the sun was completely different from the stars. The topic is whether this symbol, the circled-dot (circumpunct) is SOLELY a sun symbol or does it have a wider range of meaning as simply "light in the sky." I think it represents both the sun and stars and thus simply means "light in the sky" based on the appearance of this symbol on petroglyphs which appear to be star maps.

You may want to read my petroglyph article and make some specific critiques in regards to my interpretation of the circumpunct symbol instead of making rhetorical arguments for the sake of it:

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Gary Daniels
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Creator, LostWorlds.org, TheRealMayanProphecies.com
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