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 | 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 | Jul 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Egypt and Rome were among the earliest human civilizations and so were the Maya. The Mayans can be considered as one of the earliest developed human civilization because they were noted for the fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, meaning,...