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(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The complicated glyphs of the Mayan people left behind priceless information about their rulers and history. Although much still remains to be discovered, glyphs on the Temple of Inscriptions in Palenque reveal a ruler « Continue »
Patecatl, God of Pulque (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Scientists took more than 300 pottery shards from the ancient Aztec city of Teotihuacan and ground them into a powder in order to better study what the pottery contained. After scanning the powder « Continue »
When most Western people think about ancient ruins, they tend to think about Europe and South America. However, Mexico has some of the most significant and incredible ruins in the world. One civilization that left impressive ruins in Mexico were « Continue »
When the Spanish arrived in modern-day Mexico, they were amazed at the complexities of Aztec life. The Aztecs lived in a completely different world with a variety of new food and treasures. The conquistadors were impressed by the Aztecs’ « Continue »
It turns out that the genetic meaning of “Mexican” is quite complicated. The wide array of indigenous populations means that a Seri from the Gulf of California area would be as genetically different from a Lacadon Maya from near Guatemala as a « Continue »
The Mayans have a rich and varied culture. Here are just a few interesting facts about the Mayan people: 1. Mayans Had Advanced Writing and Books – The Maya, like the Egyptians, wrote in hieroglyphs. They covered their cities with the hieroglyphs, « Continue »
Tikal For a long time researchers have wondered how ancient Mesoamerican metropolises thrived on land with poor soil that could barely sustain crops. Now, experts believe that the Mayan cities that prospered received a steady and frequent ash « Continue »
Tenochtitlan, Cortez and La Malinche meet Moctezuma II. When Cortés and his men arrived near the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, they were regarded as gods. The Aztecs believed that one day their god Quetzalcoatl would return, and Cortés in his « Continue »
The average Aztec kitchen had what is called a comal. The traditional comal has a round or oval-shaped top made of fire-hardened ceramic sitting on three or four stones, known as tenamaxtlán. The tenamaxtlán holds the ceramic top over a fire or « Continue »
The ancient Mayans left behind a wealth of artifacts and ruins, but unfortunately a good portion of what was left has been claimed by looters looking to sell the relics to the highest bidder. In the jungles of northern Guatemala, the ruins of the « Continue »