Name: 關於瑪雅文明的8個有趣的事實 (8 Interesting Facts About Mayan Civilization)
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8 Interesting Facts about Mayan Civilization

Continuing Culture Although the mayan civilization has taken

a massive declined since their society has been conquered, in many rural parts of Mexico

and Guatemala, The Mayan language and culture is still present showing that the culture

although isn't massive, is still alive and well to this day!

In fact, there are over seven million Mayans living in their home regions, many of whom

have managed to maintain substantial remnants of their ancient cultural heritage.

Some of these people are quite integrated into the modern cultures of the nations in

which they reside, while others continue to live a more traditional culturally distinct

life, often speaking one of the Mayan languages as a primary language.

The largest populations of contemporary Maya inhabit the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche,

Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Chiapas, and in the Central American countries of Belize,

Guatemala, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador.

Also on another note, They’re a biker gang in Sons of Anarchy so at least their name

sake and heritage is still being used to some degree in modern media right?.....Right?

Excellent Doctors So as it turns out, The Mayans had excellent

Considering how ancient their society is, It's surprising how advanced their knowledge

of medicine, Even if it is outdated by today's standards.

Health and medicine among the ancient Maya was a complex blend of mind, body, religion,

Important to all, medicine was practiced only by a select few who were given an excellent

These men, called shamans, act as a medium between the physical world and spirit world.

They practice sorcery for the purpose of healing, foresight, and control over natural events.

Since medicine was so closely related to religion and even sorcery.

Back when the mayan civilization was strong, was essential that Maya shamans had vast and

It is known that the Maya sutured wounds with human hair, reduced fractures, and were even

skilled dental surgeons, making prostheses from jade and turquoise and filling teeth

Painkillers Who would have thought in a society that incorporated

blood sacrifices into their everyday lifestyle, also knew their fair share about medicine?

The people of Mayan civilizations would regularly use hallucinogenic drugs that were taken naturally

from the earth and is used in their religious rituals.

That being said, These drugs and herbs were also used extensively outside of this rituals

as they also used them in day to day life as painkillers.

Flora such as peyote, the morning glory, certain mushrooms, tobacco, and plants used to make

alcoholic substances, were widely and commonly used by the mayans.

In addition, as depicted in Maya pottery and carvings, ritual enemas were used for a more

rapid absorption and effect of the substance.

Mayan Childhood Now this one is a bit messed up to say the

The Maya desired some unnatural physical characteristics for their children.

Why any parent would want this for their child, is beyond us, However these examples of "unique

features" include the likes of using pressurized board on the top of a very young foreheads

This process was widespread among the upper class.

Another practice was to cross babies’ eyes.

To do this, objects were dangled in front of a newborn’s eyes, until the newborn’s

eyes were completely and permanently crossed.

Another interesting fact about Mayan children is that most were named according to the day

Every day of the year had a specific name for both boys and girls and parents were expected

Ball Courts Nothing like a good game of b-ball is there?

So as it turns out, Mayans were pretty big on ball games.

So much so that they build massive courts in order to play these games.

The Mesoamerican ballgame was a sport with ritual associations played for over 3000 years

by the pre-Columbian peoples of Mesoamerica.

This sport was essentially basketball with the acending hoops on either side of the court.

The sport had different versions in different places during the millennia, and a modern

version of the game, ulama, is still played in a few places by the local indigenous population.

Ballcourts were public spaces used for a variety of elite cultural events and ritual activities

like musical performances and festivals, and of course, the ballgame.

Enclosed on two sides by stepped ramps that led to ceremonial platforms or small temples,

the ball court itself was of a capital “I” shape and could be found in all but the smallest

In Classic Maya, the ballgame was called pitz, and the action of play was ti pitziil.

The game was played with a ball roughly the size of a volleyball but made from rubber.

Don't try headering this ball if you for whatever reason decide to play soccer with it.

Decapitation was also particularly associated with this ballgame as severed heads are featured

There has even been speculation that the heads and skulls were used as balls.

Yeah, suddenly this fact took a dark turn rather quickly.

Suddenly ball games don't sound so fun now!

Saunas were very common in Mayan culture.

They were an important purification element to the ancient Maya was the sweat bath, or

Pretty much similar to what you'd expect from a modern day sauna, Sweat baths were constructed

of stone walls and ceilings, with a small opening in the top of the ceiling.

Water poured onto the hot rocks in the room created steam, offering a setting in which

These saunas were used for a variety of reasons at it was a method of either curing or helping

with a range of conditions and situations that are taking their toll on the human body.

New mothers who had recently conceived a child would seek revitalization in them, while individuals

who were sick could find healing power in sweating.

Maya kings made a habit out of visiting the sweat baths as well because it left them feeling

refreshed and, as they believed, cleaner.

Life Goes On We all know about the Mayan calendar.

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