The Maya civilization believed in many nature gods, who all had a bad side and a good side. Ceremonies were held regularly with the help of their advanced calendar.
In the Lamanite political system, there was a “king over all the land” who “appointed kings over all . . . lands” under his rule—a very different system of government than that of the Nephites. Interestingly, both Mesoamerica and the ancient Near East had patterns of rule similar to that described among the Lamanites. In these systems, political ties binding overkings with
In 1880, Léon de Rosny figured out that the two extant parts of the Tro-Cortesianus Codex (also know as the Madrid Codex) were a single codex and Spaniards were very lucky to have one of the most important codices of the Maya civilization because it's the longest of the surviving Maya codices. The Museo Arqueologico…
Mayan jade mask
Teaching resource on the ancient Maya god Itzamna
Toniná - Stela of King Balham Yaxun Stihl
The enigmatic scene on this cup painted in the 'codex-style' shows a jaguar holding an enema bladder with a syringe wearing what seems to be a bib made of white cotton. The ancient Maya consumed alcoholic beverages through enemas; special bone enema tubes have been found in royal tombs. In this scene, a supernatural bi-cephalic serpent is shown emerging from the enema; the head of the serpent to the left of the rollout photograph holds an axe, as if to threaten a skeletal death god.
In the spring of 1992, University Museum excavators of the ancient Maya city of Copan made the remarkable discovery of […]
Mayan Hieroglyphs
The enigmatic scene on this cup painted in the 'codex-style' shows a jaguar holding an enema bladder with a syringe wearing what seems to be a bib made of white cotton. The ancient Maya consumed alcoholic beverages through enemas; special bone enema tubes have been found in royal tombs. In this scene, a supernatural bi-cephalic serpent is shown emerging from the enema; the head of the serpent to the left of the rollout photograph holds an axe, as if to threaten a skeletal death god.
Date: mid-1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st century. Geography: Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica. Culture: Maya. Medium: Indurated limestone. Dimensions: H. 5 3/8...
In the spring of 1992, University Museum excavators of the ancient Maya city of Copan made the remarkable discovery of […]
Считается, что уже во времена ольмеков (1500-400 гг. до н.э.) индейцы Мезоамерики освоили секрет приготовления напитка из какао в том виде, в котором мы употребляем его и сейчас. Зерна этих плодов извлекали, ферментировали, обжаривали и измельчали
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This stunning statue of an ancient Mayan warrior captures the artistry and power of a civilization that flourished in Mesoamerica. Found in the Riviera...
Copán, die kleine Schwester-Mayastätte vom Tikal. Tempel, Papageien und Dschungel - warum der Abstecher nach Honduras durchaus lohnt.
