#Mayan#milpa 'Forest Gardens' had a special role in navigating climate shifts during the Maya Collapse – two centuries of political disintegration and urban depopulation between A.D. 800 to 1000.
"Traditional milpa agriculture requires a lot of forested land, since farmers need to relocate their fields every couple of years. But that need for forest is at odds with hotel companies, industrial cattle ranches and green energy developers who want cheap land and see Maya milpa forest management practices as inefficient. No-burn milpa eases this conflict by locking maize agriculture into one small space indefinitely, instead of spreading it out through the forest over generations. But it also changes tradition.
"Maya milpa farmers are now fighting to practice their ancient agricultural techniques, not because they’ve forgotten or lost those techniques, but because neocolonial land privatization policies actively undermine farmers’ ability to manage woodlands as their ancestors did."
El Timpano, the Bay Area’s essential news outfit that focuses on the Latino and Mayan community (one of the few outlets that publishes in the Mam language), is hiring a managing editor, a senior housing reporter and a senior labor reporter.
On January 18, 2014. Photo of a young woman from San Antonio Palopó, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, wearing traditional clothing styles. The tinsel braided into the hair was, for me, a beautiful feature.
Archaeologists in Mexico said Wednesday they have found 13 buried sets of human remains, eight of which appear to be young men who were apparently decapitated as part of a ceremony to consecrate a temple....
Hmm, is the #Mayan Long Count date for today 13.0.10.13.18 or 0.0.10.13.18? (ie was there a reset on December 21, 2012 to 0.0.0.0.0). Any Mayan priests on the Fediverse? #calendars#overflow
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered an engraved relief at Ocomtún in the Mexican state of Campeche.
Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica. An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection in Colorado in May 2023.
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have announced the discovery of a previously unknown Maya city in the forests of the Balamkú ecological reserve in the Mexican state of Campeche.
Mexico finds 8 sacrificial victims at Gulf coast pyramid - victims 2,000 years old (apnews.com)
Archaeologists in Mexico said Wednesday they have found 13 buried sets of human remains, eight of which appear to be young men who were apparently decapitated as part of a ceremony to consecrate a temple....
Engraved relief could reveal the lost name of the Maya city at Ocomtún (www.heritagedaily.com)
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered an engraved relief at Ocomtún in the Mexican state of Campeche.
What Can Monument 9 Reveal About The Mysterious Olmec Civilization? - Ancient Pages (www.ancientpages.com)
Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica. An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection in Colorado in May 2023.
Lost Maya city discovered in Mexican jungle (www.heritagedaily.com)
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have announced the discovery of a previously unknown Maya city in the forests of the Balamkú ecological reserve in the Mexican state of Campeche.
This Mayan Ruin South Of Cancun Will Open To The Public For The First Time Ever - Travel Off Path (www.traveloffpath.com)
The Mayan ruin of Ichkabal is opening for visitors for the first time in History after undergoing decades-long conservation works.