Tag: Aztecs
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A RUBBER PEOPLE in DISTANT PAST
Rubber tree ( hevea brasiliensis and castilla elastica ) , a tree which has dispersed from the Amazon basin and Central America, secretes a white liquid called latex. This liquid is processed and converted into rubber ready for commercial use. Today artificial rubber, manufactured out of petroleum and natural gas, is utilized as well as…
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INGENIOUS AGRI-CULTURE
Mesoamerica, one of the oldest culture areas across the globe, realized some innovations in terms of urbanization and engineering. This area is one where some of the oldest domesticated plants of the world such as the corn, the squash and the bean emerged and the life there took form in relation with these; where some…
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An Incorporeal God and a Enigmatic Symbol
The Maya, one of the most important peoples of ancient Mesoamerica, had a pagan religion. Itzamna, regarded as the creator of the human race, was one of the greatest Mayan gods. He was thought to have invented writing and to be an authority in medical issues. Rumour has it that there was a deity called…