Did the Maya Build Architectural Cosmograms?

I criticize recent applications of the "cosmogram" concept to ancient Maya architecture and cities. Although cosmogramsgraphic representations of aspects of the cosmos-are known from Late Postclassic and early colonial Aztec and Maya sources, there is no textual suggestion that buildings or cities were viewed as cosmograms. Numerous authors, how eve^ assert confidently that architectural cosmograms abounded in Classic Maya cities. I examine known cosmograms, describe recent studies of architectural cosmograms, and discuss problems that occur when highly speculative interpretations are phrased as confident empiricalfindings.