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A date carved in stone throughout Mayan lands is 9-9-2-4-8 (July 29, 615 AD) when Lord Pakal, the great King of Palenque, ascended to his throne. The numbers are read from the bottom up (as the corn grows from the earth up to the sky). 9-9-2-4-8 would thus be understood as: 9 baktuns -- 3600 years; 9 katuns -- 180 years; 2 tuns -- 730 days; 4 uinals -- 80 days; and 8 kin -- 8 days. These numbers, if we begin at August 13, 3114 B.C. will bring us to the day in the 7th century when Pakal took the throne in Palenque (Mayan History web site).
Mayan mathematics has been used in American schools to teach children math concepts. Mayan math is particularly appropriate as a tool for teaching children because it is semi-concrete. The number one, for example, is a seed or kernel of corn (written...
Five dots equal a stick (written as a bar). Zero is an empty shell. Unlike our system which has a base number of 10, the Mayan base number is 20. According to Otto Neugebauer, a science historian, the Mayan numeration system with positionality and place value was "one of the most fertile inventions of humanity, comparable in a way with the invention of the alphabet" (Coe, 1966, p. 156, cited in Rafael, Beverly and Morales-Aldana, 1998).
Rafael et al. points out that Mayan mathematics and science were closely related to the workings of Mayan society. Their knowledge of astronomy, for example, was applied to cycles for planting corn. Archeological evidence shows they burned the fields in preparation for planting corn in Copan, for example, on April 12 when the priest could see
cited in Rafael, Beverly and Morales-Aldana, 1998).
Rafael et al. points out that Mayan mathematics and science were closely related to the workings of Mayan society. Their knowledge of astronomy, for example, was applied to cycles for planting corn. Archeological evidence shows they burned the fields in preparation for planting corn in Copan, for example, on April 12 when the priest could see
Mayan People There are many historical mysteries which have fascinated human and encouraged investigation. Among the most often examined and theorized over are the potential reasons for why the Mayan civilization suddenly disappeared from the face of the Earth. Scholars, conspiracy theorists, and all manner of investigators have looked into the culture, the people, and the environment in the vain effort to finally determine exactly what happened to this large population.
Antigua Guatemala Coffee Antigua Guatemala International (AGI) will be a manufacturer and exporter of Guatemalan coffee to Japan and the global. AGI will use a new system in the food and beverage industry to offer Antigua Guatemala coffee in a time-efficient and convenient way. AGI will provide vendors, retailers, and cafes with the ability to buy freshly brewed Antigua Guatemala coffee. It will be a high quality option to the institutional
Atahuallpa was the ruler when the conquistadors arrived. The Spanish were under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro. There were a total of 168 Europeans in this group, and they challenged an empire of 6 million people. The Indians were puzzled by the importance Europeans placed on gold, but avarice was only one of the compulsions pressing the Spanish onward. The Inca empire was still relatively new in the early sixteenth
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Since the nation gained independence from Spain it has been ruled by a chain of military dictatorships ("Guatemalan Culture and History"). Guatemala has also run into some territorial disputes with neighboring nations like Belize and in fact land disputes with Belize continue today. More recent political strife included a civil war that lasted 36 years and which took the lives of over 200,000 people ("Country profile: Guatemala"). In the wake
Aztec Human Sacrifice It may be a startling fact for us to know some of the unusual ways that the people of the olden times lived their lives, particularly with respect to their beliefs, rituals, and practices. The Aztecs, considered as one of the most controversial groups of people that we can find in our history had lived in Mesoamerica. Their practice of human sacrifice and cannibalism, which according to their