Palenque loved by many who claim to be the most beautiful Mayan ruin, Palenque sits proudly in the Palenque National Park in the State of Chiapas. Palenque is characterized by many decorative effects not found anywhere else. Some of these motifs seem almost Chinese and give rise to imaginative spe
The emergence and cultural development of the so-called classical Maya period spanned approximately from 250 to 900 AD. The most complete and exhaustive source for knowledge of its mythology is the Popol Vuh (Book of Community or Council), the bible of the Maya-Quiches (from qui, many and che, tree:
By Rainer Sousa In several nations of the world, sport occupies a very privileged place among the members of a certain culture. This level of importance comes to integrate that select group of manifestations that explain the cultural identity of a collectivity. For Americans, American football is on
Crystal Skull Shortly after it was discovered in 1927 in Lubaantun, British Honduras, it became known as the Skull of Fate, and successive reports linked it to several unexplained deaths. For scientific observers, the essential mystery of the skull is logistical:how did it appear in the 1000-year-
The Mayan civilization spread throughout the Mexican peninsula Yucatan and areas of what is now Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. In all these regions ruins of Mayan cities have been discovered, which are a testament to the skill and artistic ability of their architects. The Mayan civiliz
There are countless dialects spoken in the area corresponding to Yucatan, Guatemala, El Salvador and Belize. In any case, linguists divide them into two major branches:the Huastec and the Mayan. This second branch has been subdivided into other languages (such as Chol, Chintal, Mopan, etc.). The
The Mayan government was structured into independent city-states, each led by a warlord who was assisted by priests and tax collectors. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe Mayan civilization It developed between the 6th and 10th centuries AD, on the Yucatan Peninsula, in the south of what is now Mexico. Th
Among all existing writing systems in Mesoamerica, according to some experts, the Mayan writing is considered one of the most developed. This writing system, in fact, was the result of the cultural exchange established with the Olmec civilization, which previously occupied the Mexican region between
The economic base of the Mayans was agriculture, mainly corn, practiced with the help of irrigation, using rudimentary and itinerant techniques, which contributed to the destruction of tropical forests in the regions where inhabited, they also developed cormecial activities whose merchant class enjo
The Mayan civilization, when it suffered the Spanish invasion, was already in decline for several reasons discussed among historians. We will work on them now. One of the problems that led to the degradation of the Mayan cities defended here is agriculture. With a tributary mode of production, it
Decline Victory over Ruins In 1523, when the Spaniards arrived on the Yucatan Peninsula, the Mayan empire was just a shadow of what it once was. The Mayans were already in decline at the time of the clash. Even so, the Europeans brought another asset to the caravels:horses. The horses were few
The Mayans, of the three great pre-Columbian civilizations (before Columbus), are the most mysterious and probably the oldest. The Mayan culture was in decline when Europeans arrived in the Americas, due to causes not yet entirely certain, perhaps due to successive wars or agriculture based on fires
Form of social, political and ideological expression of one of the most developed pre-Columbian peoples. For over 2,000 years, the Mayans used various materials and techniques in their constructions. As a consequence, the sculpture of these peoples followed the architectural development and reached
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