by Linda McManus | Mar 11, 2020 | History of Maya
The ancient Maya emerged from barbarism probably during the first or second century of the Common Era; at least their earliest dated monuments cannot be ascribed to a more remote period. How long a time had been required for the development of their complex calendar...
by Linda McManus | Mar 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Mayan art, particularly the Mayan paintings were all depiction of the cultures and traditions of this once great civilization in Mesoamerica. Of course, other early civilizations may also have their paintings and sculpture depict their earlier lifestyle. But, the...
by Linda McManus | Mar 11, 2014 | Mayan Cities
All of the images on this page may be freely copied and used as long as all copies used retain the watermark, “www.mayanoriginals.com” in the lower right corner. Wall engravings Great ball Court Chitzen Itza Temple of Warriors Temple of Warriors seen from...
by Linda McManus | Feb 22, 2014 | Mayan Cities
Generally speaking, the Maya were a lowland people, inhabiting the Atlantic coast plains of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The southern part of this region is abundantly watered by a network of streams, many of which have their rise in the Cordillera,...
by Linda McManus | Feb 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
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by Linda McManus | Feb 22, 2014 | Mayan Religious beliefs, Uncategorized
The religion of the ancient Maya was polytheistic, its pantheon containing about a dozen major deities and a host of lesser ones. At its head stood Itzamna, the father of the gods and creator of mankind, the Mayan Zeus or Jupiter. He was the personification of the...
by Linda McManus | Feb 17, 2014 | Mayan Superstition and beliefs
Nearly all the monuments of Yucatan bear evidence that the Mayas had a predilection for number seven. Since we find that their artificial mounds were composed of seven superposed platforms; that the city of Uxmal contained seven of these mounds; that the north side of...
by Linda McManus | Feb 17, 2014 | Maya Language
Akuml means “place of the turtle” Alux, h’lox, or more fully h’loxkatob. The meaning is “the strong clay images.” Atole. Nahuan atolli, or atlaolli. Corn-meal gruel. Balám. Tiger or mountain-lion. The word was applied also to a...
by Linda McManus | Feb 15, 2014 | Mayan Artwork, Mayan Superstition and beliefs
The god Ekchuah The long nosed god (Kukulcan) or “god with the snake-like tongue.” The supposed god of death, from the Troano Codex The god with the banded face, from the Codex Troano The god with face crossed by lines The god with the old man’s face ...
by Linda McManus | Feb 15, 2014 | Mayan Cities, Mayan Culture, Mayan Ruins
An old but interesting read on the age of the ancient Maya ruins: ON THE AGE OF MAYA RUINS BY CHARLES P. BOWDITCH (From the American Anthropologist (N. S.), Vol. 3, October-December, 1901) NEW YORK G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS 1901 [697] ON THE AGE OF MAYA RUINS By...
