Tag Archives: History

Poor Cuitláhuac…

Posted on 18/08/2011 by

We come to a very poor figure in later Aztec history. Poor, because of his situation as Aztec ruler. Poorer, because of what the modern distribution of information made of him. It’s about the person called Cuitláhuac. He was the … Continue reading →

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What do anthropologists think about the 2012-phenomena?

Posted on 16/08/2011 by

I came across an interesting interview with John W. Hoopes, anthropologist at the University of Kansas. In it, he approaches the 2012 phenomena from the anthropologic point of view. You can find the whole interview here. However, I want to … Continue reading →

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A humoristic approach to the Mesoamerican ballgame

Posted on 29/06/2011 by

Rob Sylvester over at Cracked.com covers the Mesoamerican ballgame or in their words The Greatest Sport Ever Invented. Readers of cracked.com might expect an humoristic approach, but nevertheless the given information is overall accurate. For example there is no mention … Continue reading →

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The world’s briefest presidency

Posted on 12/04/2011 by

The world’s briefest period of a president in service itself wouldn’t be a topic for this blog. However, it was also the briefest period of a Mexican president, which makes it very much relevant. At this point, I let you … Continue reading →

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Mathematician knows location of lost Maya Gold – UPDATE

Posted on 28/02/2011 by

After this rather sensationalistic headline, let me put the things in place first: The German “newspaper” BILD brings us the story of German Mathematician Joachim Rittstieg, who studied the Mayan Codices and thinks he found the location of some lost … Continue reading →

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