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Mayan Calendars

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Oct 6

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Mayan calendar is well-known due to the doomsday theories surrounding it, but did you know that the Mayan calendar is unique historically?  The Mayans were the first known people to measure time from a mythological beginning and keep historical record by it. Calendars were often carved into stone monuments, although the […]

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Aztec Music and Dance

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Oct 3

Aztec dancer (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Music, song, and dance were all extremely important in Aztec culture.  Interestingly, there is no Nahuatl word that translates directly as “music.”  Instead, the Aztecs called it cuicatlamatiliztli, which translates literally into “the art of song.”  Like many parts of the Aztecs’ world, music and dance were  considered religious act […]

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Unique Aztec Dog Burials

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Oct 2

Techihci (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Researchers in Mexico City made an intriguing discovery in an archaeological dig – over half a millennia ago, twelve dogs were buried together in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán.  Archaeologists have found Aztec dog burials before, but this burial was unique.  Before, dogs had been found to be buried with a […]

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Mayan Rap is Bringing the Culture Back

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Oct 1

Classic Maya language written in Mayan hieroglyphs (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Rap is being used across the world by young indigenous people to express and revitalize their culture and language.  The Mayans, as it turns out, are no exception.  Among the Mayan MC’s that are making it a point to use their native language is Pat […]

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The Legend of Aztlán

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Sep 30

Chicomoztoc, the place of the seven caves. The mythical origin of the “nahuatlaca” tribes. From the “Historia Tolteca chicimeca”. A postcortesian codex from 1550.(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Aztecs and other Nahuatl people of ancient Mesoamerica all claimed to be descendents of people who migrated from a place called Aztlán.   According to Nahuatl legends, the people […]

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Interesting Aztec Facts

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Sep 29

The Aztec glyph for Tenochtitlan, from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis (16th century). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The ancient Aztecs had a fascinating culture.  Here are a few interesting facts about how the Aztecs lived: 1. The Aztecs were polytheistic and recognized over 35 deities.  Perhaps the most well-known is Quetzalcoatl, the god of life, wind, and the […]

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New Technologies Help the Hunt for Mayan Ruins

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Sep 27

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Using drones, archaeologists have been able to create a 3-D model of Mayan ruins hidden deep in the jungle.  Scientists got the idea to use drones after observing bats flying about the jungles in Guatemala; they realized that an aerial perspective could help them navigate the thick jungle foliage to locate ancient […]

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Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec God of the Underworld

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Sep 25

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Aztecs worshiped a broad pantheon of deities, and their god of death was known as Mictlantecuhtli.  The Aztecs believed he ruled the Mictlan, or the Aztec underworld.  They believed that the remains of humans were kept in Mictlan, and that it was a dark and gloomy place in the lower part […]

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Mayan Q’eqchí Communities Violently Evicted in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

By Kat Cumpton Leave a Comment Sep 24

Guatemala (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In Guatelmala, the Q’eqchí Mayan who lived along the River Dolores have relied on the river for their livelihoods for generations.  But plans have been made for the construction of a dam upriver, the Santa Rita dam.  The dam threatens the Q’eqchí Mayan’s land, and they demanded that the Guatemalan government […]

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Theme Parks Work to Stretch the Halloween Season Out to Two Months

By Mark Stuart Leave a Comment Sep 24

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you want family-friendly Halloween fun that you can enjoy with your kids, try Disney’s theme parks.  But if you want to be scared out of your wits, Universal has your number.  Universal offers two of the biggest and most successful theme-park Halloween events – one in the California park, the other […]

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