The concept of an underworld, a region inhabited by spirits, supernatural beings, and the souls of the dead which could be found by literally descending into the bowels of the earth, is a nearly universal one amongst ancient cultures. From the myths of ancient Greece, to the legends of Japanese Shinto, to the prevailing modern concept of the Christian Hell, the deeper regions of the world have been shrouded in mystery and regarded with unease, if not outright terror, since the dawn of human thought. However, no scientist has yet unearthed a physical manifestation of Odysseus’ portal to the nether-realms ” a claim that can no longer be made of the underworld believed to exist by the ancient Maya. . . . → Read More: Scientists Discover the Mayan Underworld of Xibalba
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The Ancient Mayan hieroglyphic was created independently and is one of the three writing systems of the old world. The Sumerian cuneiform in Mesopotamia and the Chinese hieroglyphic were the other two. As stated by modern day scholars, all of the other old world’s languages and also writing forms were influenced, or perhaps even based, on these three foremost scripts. The Mayan glyphs were the most difficult to decipher for scholars amongst the three. . . . → Read More: Mayan Hieroglyphs and History This year delineates the end of a 26,000 time period called the precession of the equinoxes. This era links to the Pleiades which, according to the Mayans, are part of our solar system. It’s hard to wrap my head around this concept of 26,000 years because I will be able to barely remember yesterday. And exactly what is the precession of the equinoxes? . . . → Read More: The Mayan Calendar and the End of a 26,000 Year Era Among the Mesoamerican societies to leave a great impact on the culture as well as history of Central America is the Maya society. The Maya were advanced as compared to their neighbors in lots of areas, like agriculture, architecture along with astronomy, yet what has attracted explorers and also archaeologists by far the most is their one of a kind hieroglyphic writing system, which they developed around 2,300 in years past. . . . → Read More: Maya Hieroglyphics There is an ancient Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times”. Many believe those “times” are here, now. We have an abundance of changes in the world, with strong earthquakes happening around the world. We have the approaching 2012, and depending on who we speak to about the Mayan calendar and the clock ticking down . . . → Read More: Mayan Tick Tick Tick .. Tock What does my birthdate mean? We think it’s a coincidence, the day we are born, after all, we didn’t really have any choice, or did we? Some believe that what happens in life is outside our control, that the only control we have is how we react. Others believe that there are no mistakes, no coincidences, . . . → Read More: What Does My Birthdate Mean? Mayan Birthday The discovery of an ancient Mayan ruler in the area of Palenque in Southern Mexico was made by the Mexican government. They may be as of yet unclear of the ruler’s name, nevertheless the tomb was found out nearby another prominent ruler known as Pakal. . . . → Read More: Mayan Pyramid Uncovers Ancient Secrets |
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