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Archaeologists uncover ancient Maya ball court used as a ritual centre
... Photo credit: Wikipedia In the Postclassical period, the Maya began placing vertical stone rings in the centre of each ... Classical Era, and was particularly associated with the Maya cultures, where the most explicit depictions of human ... had for the culture. Featured image: Stone ring used in Maya ball games. Photo credit: Wikimedia By April Holloway ...
aprilholloway - 13/03/2014 - 22:21
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Mayan Jungle Ruins in Guatemala Could Become Major Tourist Attraction (Video)
... jungle – a UNESCO -designated forest called the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR). The question looms: who should ... in the World Laser Scans Reveal 60,000 Previously Unknown Maya Structures Hidden in Guatemalan Jungle! Top image: El ...
Robbie Mitchell - 03/10/2023 - 01:52
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The ‘Myth’ of the Plumed Serpent: Revealing the Real Message Behind the Feathered Snake
... this divinity went by the name of Quetzalcoatl and to the Maya it was known as Kukulcan. It was a much-revered god who ... this divinity went by the name of Quetzalcoatl and to the Maya it was known as Kukulcan. It was a much-revered god who ... it is something that really goes into your marrow. The Maya had a cosmic resonance that we have now essentially ...
Carl Johan Calleman - 27/11/2017 - 18:57
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A Mexican Underwater Cave System is the Largest in the World…and Filled with Archaeological Value
... caves on earth. They also hold a wealth of ancient Maya artifacts. The largest known flooded cave system in the ... caves on earth. They also hold a wealth of ancient Maya artifacts. The massive cave system is called the Sac ... cave in Mexico shed light on ancient migrations Tulum: Maya City of the Dawning Sun, a Caribbean Paradise A cenote ...
Alicia McDermott - 19/01/2018 - 13:56
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Nine of the Finest: A Run Down of Recent Top Stories
In the recent top stories; A sunken Maya city, Costa Rica’s stone spheres, Mungo Man makes it ... Druid slaughter, In the recent top stories; A sunken Maya city, Costa Rica’s stone spheres, Mungo Man makes it ... Jesus death theory, and rats roaming the high seas. Maya City Sunk in Lake Atitlán Explored By Underwater ...
ancient-origins - 23/04/2022 - 01:58
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Batman Existed in Mesoamerican Mythology and His Name Was Camazotz
... and the figure was later adopted into the pantheon of the Maya Quiche tribe and the legends of the bat god were later recorded in Maya literature. Bats are considered to be menacing creatures ... sucks blood (the vampire bat, Desmodus Rotundus ). In the Maya culture , the bat god Camazotz is linked to death. ...
Caleb Strom - 23/05/2019 - 15:07
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What Ancient Farmers Teach Us About Adapting to Climate Change
... Engineering Made Peruvian Valleys Livable 1,500 Years Ago Maya Milpa Farming: Forest Access is Essential In the ... lowlands of Mexico and Central America, Indigenous Maya farmers have been practicing milpa agriculture for ... to navigate climate changes during the notorious Maya Collapse – two centuries of political ...
ancient-origins - 03/03/2024 - 13:54
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Unprecedented Cave Burials Found At Tulum Open New Avenues of Investigation
... Archaeological Zone, the picturesque site of a coastal Maya city in Quintana Roo, Mexico. A cave containing mortuary ... Archaeological Zone, the picturesque site of a coastal Maya city in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The find was made during ... 25) that are located at the center of the main area of the maya site, near to the dominant El Castillo temple. Tulum is ...
Gary Manners - 21/12/2023 - 17:09
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LiDAR Tech Unearths “Supertantalizing” Hidden Tikal Architecture
... a group of scholars and researchers from the Foundation of Maya Cultural and Natural Heritage (PACUNAM) set out to study ... a group of scholars and researchers from the Foundation of Maya Cultural and Natural Heritage (PACUNAM) set out to study ... new discovery in the hilly landscape of the ancient Maya city-state known as Tikal (formerly, Yax Mutal in Maya). ...
Sahir - 19/04/2021 - 18:58
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Were the Maya able to Foresee our Future?
The Maya is an ancient native American people sometimes credited ... Dr Carl Johan Calleman will review what the Classical Maya actually said about this, and what their calendrical ... Facebook Page | Calleman.com Were the Maya able to Foresee our Future? ...
ancient-origins - 24/11/2017 - 02:17
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Unexpected Agriculture and ‘invisible’ crops found on Maya Village
A news research on an ancient Maya Village which was destroyed by a Volcano about 600 AD, ... Unexpected Agriculture and ‘invisible’ crops found on Maya Village ...
ancient-origins - 04/04/2013 - 13:49
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Mayan Writings
... civilization. Lets start with this one: Dresden Codex MAYA HIEROGLYPHIC WRITING The Ancient Maya Codices We first learn of the Dresden Codex when we hear ...
Ancient Times - 03/10/2014 - 22:02
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The Great Pyramid at Giza and Noah’s Ark: Are we coming closer to an understanding of the Ancient Mind? Part II
... a representation of the new global mind described by the Maya but built in stone by the Egyptians. The Giza-pyramids ...
Carl Johan Calleman - 04/09/2016 - 03:50
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An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya
... world. The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya is the first-ever English-language dictionary of ... the main gods and symbols of the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs. Topics ... Taube draw on their research in the fast-changing field of Maya studies, and on the latest Mexican discoveries, to ...
ancient-origins - 23/04/2016 - 16:23
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Eating Like an Ancient: 5 Surprising Foods You Can Still Try Today
... ancient world. Xocolatl: A Spicy Chocolate Drink from the Maya Gods Many of the ancient peoples around the world ... were considered “gifts of the gods.” For the ancient Maya people, chocolate, or xocolatl as they called it, fit ... decadent dessert as we enjoy it today; for the ancient Maya, and later Aztecs, chocolate was more of a smooth, ...
Alicia McDermott - 27/02/2021 - 22:58
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Sacrifice and Destruction: The Apocalyptic Aztec Creation Myths
... Aztec creation myth shares similarities with that of the Maya , which is found in the Popol Vuh , their foundational ... both creation myths are cyclical in nature, though the Maya version has four, instead of five, cycles. It may be ... / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) It is believed that the Aztec and Maya creation myths share a common source, and the former has ...
dhwty - 03/07/2021 - 18:43
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El Caracol Conundrum: Secrets of Chichén Itzá’s Famous Maya Observatory
... and distinctive stone monument. It was built by the Maya of the Yucatán, Mexico, over a millennium ago Standing ... and distinctive stone monument. It was built by the Maya of the Yucatán, Mexico, over a millennium ago, as part ... El Caracol Conundrum: Secrets of Chichén Itzá’s Famous Maya Observatory ...
Jonathon Perrin - 22/09/2023 - 22:13
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The Prophetic Mayan Queen: K’inuuw Mat of Palenque
... and ambitions play out in a tapestry of brilliant Maya high culture. Their calendars, astronomy, secret ... emotions, she must answer the Goddess’ mandate to save Maya wisdom and cultural achievements. Most importantly, her ...
ancient-origins - 08/09/2018 - 03:51
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The Controversial Mayan Queen: Sak K'uk of Palenque
In the ancient Maya world of towering stone cities surrounded by dense ... The saga of four remarkable queens who shaped ancient Maya destiny continues in this story of Yohl Ik'nal's ...
ancient-origins - 06/05/2016 - 23:47
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Atlantis Unearthed – Do Surprising Underwater Scans Show Lost Architecture on the Sea Floor?
... with an engineering prowess that is lost in time; the Maya are a classic example. Although we know very little of ... day one. Because of the tragic destruction of hundreds of Maya codices, technical manuals and records of their history, ... images below), is similar in style to the Puuc Maya pyramid complexes found on the Gulf of Mexico side of ...
Cliff Dunning - 29/06/2017 - 22:57