The ancient Maya made salt by boiling brine in pots over fires in salt kitchens, according to a paper by Louisiana State University’s Professor Heather McKillop.
— Read on www.sci-news.com/archaeology/maya-salt-money-09479.html
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Codices, Glyphics, Anthropology, Archeology, Oral Tradition
Aztec renaissance: New research sheds fresh light on intellectual achievements of long-vanished empire | The Independent
David Keys explains how a major study into the Aztecs’ hieroglyphic writing system suggests it was one of the most sophisticated scripts that humanity has ever produced
— Read on www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/aztec-empire-hieroglyphics-archaeology-b1827852.html
OLD WORDS AND THE NEW WORLD: LIBERAL EDUCATION AND THE FRANCISCANS IN NEW SPAIN, 1536–1601* The Whitfield Prize Winner | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core
OLD WORDS AND THE NEW WORLD: LIBERAL EDUCATION AND THE FRANCISCANS IN NEW SPAIN, 1536–1601* The Whitfield Prize Winner – Volume 27
— Read on www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society/article/old-words-and-the-new-world-liberal-education-and-the-franciscans-in-new-spain-15361601-the-whitfield-prize-winner/91047618F17E8222E505A51E18AC832E
Episode 1: Rise of The Mexikayotl!
@KurlyTlapoyawa@Tlakatekatlwww.chimalli.orgIn this episode, we cast a critical eye on the organization known as the Movimiento Confederado de la Cultura de Anahuac, or MCRCA, and its founder Rodolfo Nieva Lopez. Now, if you have never heard of Nieva Lopez or the MCRCA before today, you are probab…
— Read on www.buzzsprout.com/1720405/8159401-episode-1-rise-of-the-mexikayotl
A timeframe for human evolution | Nature Portfolio Ecology & Evolution Community
A precise timeframe for human evolution is fundamental to contextualise key events that occurred during the evolution of our lineage. Our new phylogenetic study dates specific speciation events and provides important insights into body mass and encephalization trends in human evolution.
— Read on natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/posts/a-timeframe-for-human-evolution
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Who Built Teotihuacan, One of the Largest and Most Impressive Ancient Cities in Mesoamerica? | Discover Magazine
Despite over a century of archaeological work, there are large gaps in our knowledge of this massive city and the people who lived there.
— Read on www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/who-built-teotihuacan-one-of-the-largest-and-most-impressive-ancient-cities
Conservación de bienes culturales, de origen orgánico, procedentes de la Dirección de Salvamento Arqueológico – Coordinación Nacional de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural
Conservación de bienes culturales, de origen orgánico, procedentes de la Dirección de Salvamento Arqueológico – Coordinación Nacional de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural
— Read on conservacion.inah.gob.mx/index.php/portfolio-items/co-conservacion-de-bienes-culturales-de-origen-organico-procedentes-de-la-direccion-de-salvamento-arqueologico/
INAH y UNAM dedican seminario a la caída de Tenochtitlan y de Tlatelolco, en su quinto centenario
INAH y UNAM dedican seminario a la caída de Tenochtitlan y de Tlatelolco, en su quinto centenario
— Read on www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/9729-inah-y-unam-dedican-seminario-a-la-caida-de-tenochtitlan-y-de-tlatelolco-en-su-quinto-centenario
How the Dawes Act Stole 90 Million Acres of Native American Land | HowStuffWorks
An alliance between well-meaning social reformers and land-hungry farmers resulted in a federal act that caused Native Americans to lose millions of acres of land they had once owned.
— Read on history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/dawes-act.htm