Encyclopedia - Mayan: Encyclopedia - Mayan
The adjective Mayan is sometimes used to refer to the indigenous peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America, their culture, language,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - List Of Maya Sites
Maya civilization - Most important sites. Chichen Itza Coba Copán Kalakmul Palenque Tikal Uxmal Maya civilization - Other important...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Mathematics
The Maya used a base 20 numbering system (see Maya numerals). Also, they (or their Olmec predecessors) independently developed the concep...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit: A Message To The World From The Mayan Elders About The Coming Venus Transit
A message about the forthcoming Venus Transit from the Mayan Elders thru Carlos Barrios, a Mayan Ajq'ij that has been given the mission b...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: Foreword To The Book Solving The Greatest Mystery Of Our Time - The Mayan Calendar
The Foreword to the book: Solving the Greatest Mystery of Our Time - THE MAYAN CALENDAR Carl Johan Calleman has a Ph.D. in Physical B...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - Ii
In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enlightenment and th...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: What Is Driving The Evolution Of Consciousness Described By The Mayan Calendar? - I
How is the Mayan Long Count to be explained? Why did this ancient people, that were the most mathematically advanced of their day, choose...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit & Quetzalcoatl: The Venus Transit And The Return Of The Energy Of Christ And Of Quetzalcoatl
Carl-Johan Calleman, one of the leading authorities on the Mayan Calendar, presents a radical theory about the coming Venus Transit. Does...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Geometry And The Mayan Calendar
Mayan Calendar Researcher Ian Xel Lungold explains the connection between the Mayan Calendar and Sacred Geometry. One essential point is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chin: Encyclopedia - Chin
In the human anatomy, the chin is the lowermost part of the face. Chin may also refer to: Cleft chin, also "butt chin" in slang usage, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 150: Encyclopedia - 150
150 - Events. First and only year of Heping of the Chinese Han Dynasty The Earliest atlas (Ptolemy's Geography) was made (approximate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar: Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar
The Maya calendar is actually a system of distinct calendars and almanacs used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariots Of The Gods: Encyclopedia - Chariots Of The Gods
Chariots of the Gods is a controversial book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. This non-fiction treatise was adapted for TV as "In S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Study Of History: Encyclopedia - A Study Of History
A Study of History is the 12-volume magnum opus of British historian Arnold J. Toynbee, finished in 1961. It is the longest written work ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alux: Encyclopedia - Alux
In Mayan mythology, an alux [Mayan: ä lōōsh’][pl: aluxob: ä lōōsh’ə](sometimes spelled “alush”) is a tiny spirit that trav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yucatán Peninsula: Encyclopedia - Yucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. It comprises the Mexican states of Yucatán, Quintana Roo and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classic Maya Language: Encyclopedia - Classic Maya Language
The Classic Maya language is the oldest historically attested member of the Maya language family. It is the main language documented in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zarahemla: Encyclopedia - Zarahemla
According to the Book of Mormon, the Land of Zarahemla (popularly attributed to Biblical Hebrew זֶרַע־חֶמְלָה Zéraʻ-ḥeml...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diego De Landa: Encyclopedia - Diego De Landa
Diego de Landa Calderón (1524 – 1579) was Bishop of Yucatán. De Landa was in charge of bringing the Roman Catholic faith to the Maya ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vision Serpent: Encyclopedia - Vision Serpent
The Vision Serpent is an important creature in Pre-Columbian Maya mythology. The serpent was a very important social and religious symbol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Agriculture
The ancient Maya had diverse and sophisticated methods of food production. It was formerly believed that slash and burn (swidden) agricul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Rediscovery Of The Pre-columbian Maya
The Spanish American Colonies were largely cut off from the outside world, and the ruins of the great ancient cities were little known ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Religion
Like the Aztec and Inca who came to power later, the Maya believed in a cyclical nature of time. The rituals and ceremonies were very clo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Writing And Literacy
Maya civilization - Writing system. Main article: Maya hieroglyphics The Maya writing system (often called hieroglyphics from a vague...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Origins
Archaeological evidence shows the Maya had started to build ceremonial architecture by approximately 1000 BCE. There is some disagreement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Decline Of The Maya
In the 8th and 9th centuries CE, Classic Maya culture went into decline, with most of the cities of the central lowlands abandoned. Warfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Architecture
As unique and spectacular as any Greek or Roman architecture, Maya architecture spans many thousands of years; yet, often the most dramat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Political Structures
A typical Classic Maya polity was a small kingdom (ajawil, ajawlel, ajawlil) headed by a hereditary ruler – ajaw, later k’uhul ajaw. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mayan Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Mayan Languages - Relation To Mesoamerican Writing
The pre-Columbian Maya civilization developed and used an intricate and versatile writing system which, out of the various historical Mes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Calendar - Calendar Round
Neither the Tzolkin nor the Haab system numbered the years. The combination of a Tzolkin date and a Haab date was enough to identify a da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Calendar - Venus Cycle
Another important calendar for the Maya was the Venus cycle. The Maya were excellent astronomers, and could calculate the Venus cycle ext...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Calendar - General Overview
The most important of these calendars is one with a period of 260 days. This 260-day calendar was prevalent across all Mesoamerican socie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Calendar - Maya Concepts Of Time
With the development of the place-notational Long Count calendar (believed to have been inherited from other Mesoamerican cultures), the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Calendar - Haab
The Haab was the Maya solar calendar made up of eighteen months of twenty days each and a five day month at the end of the year known as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Calendar - Long Count
Since Calendar Round dates can only distinguish within 18980 days, equivalent to around 52 solar years, the cycle repeats roughly once ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Calendar - Tzolk'in
Mayanists have bestowed the name tzolkin (or tzolk'in, in the revised orthography which is now preferred) on the Maya version of the Meso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tobacco Smoking: Encyclopedia Ii - Tobacco Smoking - History
Tobacco smoking, using both pipes and cigars, was common to many Native American cultures of the Americas. It is depicted in the art of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tobacco Smoking: Encyclopedia Ii - Tobacco Smoking - History
Tobacco smoking, using both pipes and cigars, was common to many Native American cultures of the Americas. It is depicted in the art of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mu Lost Continent: Encyclopedia Ii - Mu Lost Continent - Le Plongeon And Churchward
The idea of Mu first appeared in the works of the antiquarian Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), a 19th century traveler and writer who ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crystal Therapy: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Crystal Therapy
CRYSTAL THERAPY Dates back to Incan, Egyptian, Mayan, Atlantean, and Lemurian Civilizations. In this healing practice, quartz crystals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venus: Encyclopedia Ii - Venus - Venus In Human Culture
Venus - Mythology. The pentagram has long been associated with the planet Venus and the worship of the goddess Venus, or her equivalent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scottsdale Arizona: Encyclopedia Ii - Scottsdale Arizona - History
Scottsdale was originally inhabited by the ancient civilizations of the Hohokam and the Anasazi, descendents from the ancient Mesoamerica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - History
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization. Chinese civilization was also one of the few to invent writing independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astronomy: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astronomy - Mesoamerica
History of astronomy - Maya civilization. The Maya calculated the solar year to somewhat greater accuracy than the Gregorian calendar. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Flood: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Flood
FLOOD The Flood or Deluge that encompassed the ancient world can be seen as an analogy for a flood of ignorance that engulfed civiliza...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - Overview
Astrology is not limited to Western astrology alone, which by itself has dozens of branches and various offshoots. In modern India the an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dating Creation: Encyclopedia Ii - Dating Creation - Creation Dates
Different historical cultures put the creation of the world at different dates. Many historical calendars were based on these dates. May...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dating Creation: Encyclopedia Ii - Dating Creation - Creation Dates
Different historical cultures put the creation of the world at different dates. Many historical calendars were based on these dates. May...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Mythological References To Reptilian Humanoids
Several ancient peoples all over the world have described reptilian beings, and some have described reptilian humanoids. Common in numero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Mythological References To Reptilian Humanoids
Several ancient peoples all over the world have described reptilian beings, and some have described reptilian humanoids. Common in numero...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ear Candling/: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Ear Candling, Ear Coning
EAR CANDLING/EAR CONING Is an ancient technique of creating a long cone or funnel usually out of cotton muslin, which has been soaked ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mesoamerica: Social Studies Dictionary - Mesoamerica
Definition and meaning of Mesoamerica   Mesoamerica - [World History] Mesoamerica includes Mexico and Central America. Sedenta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mesoamerica: Social Studies Dictionary - Mesoamerica
Definition and meaning of Mesoamerica   Mesoamerica - [World History] Mesoamerica includes Mexico and Central America. Sedenta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin American Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin American Music - Indigenous Music
Very little can be known for sure about music in what is now Latin America prior to the arrival of Europeans. Though there are extremely ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Language: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Language
LANGUAGE Maurice Nicoll in Living Time says: "We communicate badly, partly because we never notice how we are doing it, and partl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apo Pantas Kakodaimones!: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Apo Pantas Kakodaimones!
APO PANTAS KAKODAIMONES! False banishing mantram ("Away all evil demons!")   APOCALYPSE We are aware that the muslims i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vision Serpent: Encyclopedia Ii - Vision Serpent - Vision Serpent And Mayan Architecture
The Vision Serpent also finds a place in Maya architecture and is especially prominent in the decoration of pillars on the interior and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Empires Ii: The Age Of Kings: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Empires Ii: The Age Of Kings - Civilizations
In the original game, the player could choose from 13 civilizations, each having some distinct advantages and disadvantages in line with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Native American
Several Native American tribes have similar beliefs concerning the end times. Eschatology - Hopi. Tribal leaders of the Hopi tribe, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mayan Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Mayan Languages - Overview
In the Guatemalan highlands the Mayan language with the largest population, K'iche' (earlier spelled Quiché), is spoken by more than two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mayan Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Mayan Languages - Overview
In the Guatemalan highlands the Mayan language with the largest population, K'iche' (earlier spelled Quiché), is spoken by more than two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Native American
Several Native American tribes have similar beliefs concerning the end times. Eschatology - Hopi. Tribal leaders of the Hopi tribe, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Mythology - Overview
The Maya believed there were five different cardinal directions four of which were associated with colors: north/white, south/yellow, eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-columbian Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-columbian Art - Central America
The art of the Mesoamerican and Mexican cultures up to the Spanish conquest is collectively known as "Central American art". While the No...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jaguar: Encyclopedia Ii - Jaguar - The Jaguar In Central And South American Culture
The word jaguar comes from the South American Tupi-Guarani language. According to one early European explorer, jaguara meant "a beast tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuri Knorosov: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuri Knorosov - Key Research
In 1952 Knorosov published a paper which was later to prove to be a seminal work in the field (Drevnyaya pis’mennost’ Tsentral’noy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olmec Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Olmec Mythology - Jaguar
The Olmec carved distinctive human figures in stone, some of monumental size. Smaller items were carved from fine jade and jadeite, inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sport: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sport - Pre-history
Some discoveries sources date from over 30,000 years ago, as established by carbon dating. These modern discoveries are from France, Afri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phantoms Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Phantoms Novel - Plot
The sisters arrive in the town and find almost no one around, and those they do find are either mutilated, or reveal some strange form of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pipil: Encyclopedia Ii - Pipil - History
The prehistoric and modern Pipil are from at least three separate cultural and language groups that were loosely joined by conquest and l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - The Supposed Etymology Of Yucatán And The More Probable Etymology Of Catoche
This moment in which the Indians came up to the Spanish boats and accepted strings of green beads and other trifles fashioned for this pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Peoples - Chiapas
Chiapas was long part of Mexico least touched by the reforms of the Mexican Revolution. Many Maya there gave support to the Zapatista Arm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Peoples - Guatemala
In Guatemala, the largest and most traditional Maya populations are in the western highlands. In Guatemala the Spanish colonial pattern o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Philadelphia Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - New Philadelphia Ohio - History
From the Ohio Historical Society page on Schoenbrunn (linked below): The Moravian church founded Schoenbrunn ("beautiful spring") in 1772...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Mythology - Overview
The Maya believed there were five different cardinal directions four of which were associated with colors: north/white, south/yellow, eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tz'utujil: Encyclopedia Ii - Tz'utujil - The Tz'utujil People
The Tz'utujil date from the post-classic period (circa 900-1500 ) of the Maya civilization, inhabiting the southern watershed of Lake Ati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Empires Iii: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Empires Iii - Civilizations
Age of Empires III allow you to play as 8 different civilizations. Each of the eight civilizations have their own unique strengths and we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Other Religions
Many Neopagans and Wiccans believe that the entire Universe continues in endless cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. Some have argued th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancún: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancún - Tourism In Cancún
In Cancún there are about 140 hotels with 24,000 rooms and 380 restaurants. Four million visitors arrive each year in an average of 190 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Hinduism
Hindu traditional prophecies, as described in the Puranas and several other texts, say that the world shall fall into chaos and degradati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Islam
Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali's Signs of Qiyamah discuss the arrival of the Enlightened One, Imam Madhi, followed by natural disaster, "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history. By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - Consequences Of The Discovery Of Yucatán
The discovery of El Gran Cairo, in March 1517, was without a doubt a crucial moment in the Spanish perception of the natives of the Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Hinduism
Hindu traditional prophecies, as described in the Puranas and several other texts, say that the world shall fall into chaos and degradati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Other Religions
Many Neopagans and Wiccans believe that the entire Universe continues in endless cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. The Magic Bills be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Belize: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Belize - First European Contact
European contact began in 1502, when Christopher Columbus sailed along the coast of Belize but did not land on shore. In 1511, the first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mel Gibson: Encyclopedia Ii - Mel Gibson - Gibson And The Movies
After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1977, Gibson's acting career began in Australia with appearances in the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Some Prominent Civilizations Of Ancient History
Ancient history - Europe and the Mediterranean. Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Carthage Etruscans Hittites Phoenicia Anci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pipil: Encyclopedia Ii - Pipil - Migration And Legend
Pipil may refer to a branch of the pre-Columbian Toltec civilization, which flourished in Central Mexico around the close of the 1st mill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Hernández De Córdoba Discoverer Of Yucatán - Battle Of Catoche Exploration Of The Island Of Yucatán Discovery Of Lázaro Campeche
The following day, as promised, the natives returned with more canoes, to transfer the Spaniards to land. They were alarmed that the shor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Civilization - Problems With The Term Civilization
As discussed above, "civilization" has a number of meanings, and its use can lead to confusion and misunderstanding. However, "civilizati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Civilization - Problems With The Term Civilization
As discussed above, "civilization" has a number of meanings, and its use can lead to confusion and misunderstanding. However, "civilizati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Civilization - Problems With The Term Civilization
As discussed above, "civilization" has a number of meanings, and its use can lead to confusion and misunderstanding. However, "civilizati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eurocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Eurocentrism - Challenging Eurocentric Models
During the same period that European writers were claiming paradigmatic status for their own history, European scholars were also beginni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Mythology - The Creation Myth
In Maya mythology, Tepeu and Gucumatz (also known as Kukulkan, and as the Aztec's Quetzalcoatl) are referred to as the Creators, the Make...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obsidian Use In Mesoamerica: Encyclopedia Ii - Obsidian Use In Mesoamerica - Value
Obsidian was widely distributed throughout Mesoamerica by trade. Its importance to Mesoamerican societies has been compared to the value ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Etienne Brasseur De Bourbourg - Discovery Of De Landa's Work
In 1862 whilst searching through archives at the Royal Academy of History in Madrid for New World materials, he came across an abridged c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancún: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancún - History
In the early 1950s Cancun was an almost unpopulated and undeveloped island just off the Caribbean Sea coast of the Yucatán peninsula, ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Writing Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Writing Systems - Logographic Writing Systems
In logographic writing systems, glyphs represents words or morphemes (meaningful components of words, as in mean-ing-ful), rather than ph...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - M
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - M . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article