I really wish we had gone to this museum for the indigenous peoples project because I was a Mayan, and this exhibit would have been really helpful at the time.
I saw a lot of things that I alread knew from researching the Mayans for Spencers class, but here is some information I gathered from the exhibit:
There were 30,000 - 50,000 subjects in the Mayan society. They were accurate in the areas of mathematics, calander making, and they had a lot of skill and proficiency in architecture.
The mayan civilization began around 1000 BC and collapsed around 900 AD.
Pre Classic Period -> 1100 BC - 250 AD
Classic Period -> 250AD - 900 AD
Post Classic Period -> 900 AD - 1541 AD
The Mayans had the ealiest record of pottery which was in the Pre-Classic Period. Things were found such as; necklaces, bowls and clay figurines. These items gave historians a really good idea about what the following social aspects were like in the Mayan era: daily life, male and female roles, social structure, clothing and rituals.
Today, about 7.5 million Mayans are living and they live over approximately 125 acres of land.
Monday, October 8, 2007
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