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Specialization of labor among the ancient Maya
How specialized were laborers among the ancient Maya? Would the same person dig irrigation ditches and plant corn? Would the same person go into battle and hunt in the forest? Would jade carvers go ...
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What was the city of El Mirador called in Mayan?
El Mirador was a major city in the Yucatan during the Preclassic Mayan era. The name is obviously Spanish. What was it called by the ancient Maya?
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How did the Mayans get cacao?
Did the Mayans have plantations of cacao trees, or did they simply gather the fruit from cacao trees in the wild?
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Which days in the Mayan calendar were most auspicious for performing sacrifices?
In Classic Mayan civilization, human sacrifices were performed. I've read that there were days that were more and less auspicious for sacrifices, but I haven't been able to find out which days those ...
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Did the Mayans view the gods as antagonistic to humanity?
How did the precolonial Maya view their gods' relationship to mankind, specifically: were they considered benevolent, neutral, or antagonistic? I've seen a number of hints that they may have ...
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Was Classic Mayan civilization really so gruesome?
(I don't really know how to ask this question, so help in editing it to better fit the StackExchange format would be quite welcome.)
From what I can tell, Classical Mayan civilization was ...
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What really happened to the Maya civilization?
Are there any reliable sources that explain the "disappearance" of the Maya? I am highly skeptical about the following account as it states that the cities were destroyed by the war when in actual ...
