Mayan Hammocks – Setting the Trend of Style and Comfort for Over 3000 Years
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Maya Civilization | 15 Comments »The Mayan hammock is the original hammock, dating back over 3000 years. These same Mayans, who built the Central American pyramids in Tikal and Coban, also created the most accurate calendar and developed an advanced writing system. The Mayans ...
History of Olmec Civilization
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Mesoamerica | No Comments »A History of Olmec Civilization. The first relatively modern awakening to the existance of the Olmecs was when plantation workers in 1862 came upon hat they thought was a large, buried, iron kettle. Upon further excavation, and driven by thoughts ...
The Maya of the Postclassic Period
Saturday, June 6th, 2009 Posted in Maya Civilization, Mesoamerica | No Comments »Maya Post Classic Period. At the southern end of Mesoamerica, the close of the Classic Period coincided with the abandonment of the great ceremonial centers of the Peten and the southern lowlands and with the appearance in the northern ...
Mayan Culture
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Maya Civilization, Mesoamerica | 1 Comment »One of the most important civilizations of the pre-Columbian Mesoamerica was the Mayan culture that extended by different region from modern Mexico - Yucatan, Logwood, Quintana Roo, Chiapas and Tabasco. Mayan centers flourished in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and ...
