Agriculture Maya diet and subsistence The ancient Maya had diverse and sophisticated methods of food production. It was formerly believed that shifting cultivation (swidden) agriculture provided most of their food but it is now thought that permanent raised fields, terracing, forest gardens, managed... [Read More]

Religion Maya religion God K, the god of lightning A jade mask. Its design metaphorically represents the Rain God Chaac, and the Creator God Kukulkan. The Mayans concept of the cosmos is more complex than the western religion. Benson reminds us that the only evidence of the Maya religion is the ruins... [Read More]

Astronomy Uniquely, there is some evidence to suggest the Maya appear to be the only pre-telescopic civilization to demonstrate knowledge of the Orion Nebula as being fuzzy, i.e. not a stellar pin-point. The information which supports this theory comes from a folk tale that deals with the Orion constellation’s... [Read More]

Maya numerals Maya Numerals In common with the other Mesoamerican civilizations, the Maya used a base 20 (vigesimal) and base 5 numbering system (see Maya numerals). Also, the preclassic Maya and their neighbors independently developed the concept of zero by 36 BC. Inscriptions show them on occasion... [Read More]

The Maya writing system (often called hieroglyphs from a superficial resemblance to the Ancient Egyptian writing) was a combination of phonetic symbols and logograms. It is most often classified as a logographic or (more properly) a logosyllabic writing system, in which syllabic signs play a significant... [Read More]

Maya art , architechture A stucco relief from Palenque depicting Upakal K’inich A stucco relief from Palenque depicting Upakal K'inich Many consider Maya art of their Classic Era (c. 250 to 900 AD) to be the most sophisticated and beautiful of the ancient New World. The carvings and the reliefs... [Read More]

Political structures Ajaw - Mayan Political Structure A typical Classic Maya polity was a small hierarchical state (ajawil, ajawlel, or ajawlil) headed by a hereditary ruler known as an ajaw (later k’uhul ajaw). Such kingdoms were usually no more than a capital city with its neighborhood and several... [Read More]

History - Preclassic The Maya area was initially inhabited around the 10th century BC. Recent discoveries of Maya occupation at Cuello in Belize have been carbon dated to around 2600 BC. This level of occupation included monumental structures. The Maya calendar, which is based around the so-called... [Read More]

geographical-extent-extent-of-the-maya-civilization The geographic extent of the Maya civilization, known as the Maya area, extended throughout the southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán Peninsula states of Quintana Roo, Campeche and Yucatán. The Maya area also extended throughout... [Read More]

God K - The god of Lightning The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Preclassic period (c. 2000 BC to... [Read More]

While Bollywood have their item numbers, Hollywood is all about the striptease. And some of them are piping hot! We bring you the most memorable teasers starting with the sexiest of them all — Jamie Lee Curtis‘ uncomfortable though undeniably sexy striptease in 1994′s True Lies. Kim... [Read More]

Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr may have his hands full with filming for Iron Man-2, but he made time from the superhero movie just to play iconic detective, Sherlock Holmes. “That’s part of the thing that was so attractive to me about doing Sherlock Holmes after Iron Man. It was such kind... [Read More]

Sometimes sexuality lies so deep in the genes it spills over. Here then are some of the world’s hottest sister-pairs. Feel free to drool all over them and then vote for who you feel is the hottest. Enjoy. Penelope and Monica Cruz Search for Eduardo Cruz on YouTube and you’ll come across a... [Read More]

Review in a Hurry: Supremely dorky high-school valedictorian Dennis (Paul Rust) decides to tell it like it is in his commencement address, trashing bullies by name and declaring his love for head cheerleader Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere). We’ve seen nerds pine for less-unattainable-than-expected... [Read More]

District 9 In the movie an alien race arrives on planet Earth and are rounded up and shipped to live as refugees at a site in South Africa named District 9. A corporation is given the task of figuring out their weapon systems and discover that the technology requires alien DNA to work. When a human... [Read More]

Angelina Jolie has been named Hollywood’s top earning actress by Forbes magazine after she raked in $ 27 million last year. Jolie earned most of the money from her share of the profits from her action film Wanted but she was also paid a large upfront sum for her role in Salt. Jolie’s partner... [Read More]