mesoamerican

Are there any websites or threads that show Mesoamerican sites (any site from any region, preferably Central and South America) that basically show sites in the state they were before excavation and study? For example, photos of Tikal in extreme vegetation and whatnot. I've seen some photos on...

I bought these when I was younger at a antique shop for 30 bucks. Have no idea if they’re real or fake (the holes didn’t look like they were drilled in modern times to me). Can anyone identify these if they are real?

This is a somewhat controversial issue. The Maya script of ancient Mexico and Guatemala is known for certain to have existed in full form by about 200 BC, but some scholars push that date way further back into the middle of the 1st millennium BC. That would make it a contemporary of the Zapotec...

When you study history you learned that the Aztecs arrived here several centuries before Cortez. How long ago did the Nahuatl people arrive in America? I have been made to understand that the Aztecs were genetically related to the Nahuatl; could anybody elaborate on this with any type of...

Hello, If you are interested to see mesoamerican map from 1593, which is one of the very few remaining Mesoamerican manuscripts from the 16th century. Mesoamerican map

Hello Im aware that the question could be stupid, but I tried to pick some information without succes,I am thinking basicaly in the Mayas. As natives of Yucatan, beyond the payment of taxes, remained in some kind of political isolation from colonial authorities until the early XIX century...

I've posted a long time ago in the American history forum, but I thought I might get more responses here. I'm hoping for lists of mythological creatures with Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican origins. I'm a Computer Science student who's always loved history. I've been trying to develop a game where...

Did the peoples of meso-america believe in any human-like mythological creatures like the Germanic beliefs in faeries and dwarves? Another example would be the abundant mythological creatures of Japan such as the kappa, and basan. I want to create the lore of a fictional world where...

What do historians and Anthropologists say about the time line of Meso American migration. Where exactly did the Olmec come from and where exactly did they settle and when; Was it at the Yucatan peninsula? I've heard they were Africans but did they come up with this conclusion with fossil...

What are the main speculative reasons that explains the lack of metal-working in Mesoamerican weaponry. They could smelt gold and use cooper. In particular, why would far-away Copper Inuits/Eskimos of the nordic wastes develop metal-working for weaponry and other utilitarian needs, but the...

Having dethroned the Zapotec as the first creators of writing in Mesoamerica, along with art work that rivals the Maya, and a society that shows a high degree of order, should we regard the Olmec as the most underrated civilization of Mesoamerica? Olmec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hello guys. How were the Spanish able to speak to the Native Indians (like Aztec) and even translate the Gospels and Psalms to the Aztec Language?* In other words, How do different civilizations communicated with each other in the past? (I'm talking about civilizations with totally different...

I would really like to know what this is. It came in a box of pewter figurines I bought at a garage sale 9 years ago. It is about the size of a silver dollar. it is a soft metal. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks!