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Part Two: The Mysteries of Teotihuacan
Mysteries, myths and legends abound over the genesis and sudden collapse of Teotihuacan; ancient Mesoamerica's golden city. Was it a utopia created to appease angry gods, or the place where bloody human sacrifices began? Profound efforts are underway to unlock the secrets of this mysterious civilization, as archaeologists and anthropologists rebuild its past, without the benefit of any written record. Teotihuacan: Called by its survivors as "The Place where Time Began."
quetzalcoatl • feathered serpent • pyramid • mesoamerica • sacrifices
Mysteries, myths and legends abound over the genesis and sudden collapse of Teotihuacan; ancient Mesoamerica's golden city. Was it a utopia created to appease angry gods, or the place where bloody human sacrifices began? Profound efforts are underway to unlock the secrets of this mysterious civilization, as archaeologists and anthropologists rebuild its past, without the benefit of any written record. Teotihuacan: Called by its survivors as "The Place where Time Began."
quetzalcoatl • feathered serpent • pyramid • mesoamerica • sacrifices
The Mystery of Quetzalocatl: The Christ of Ancient Mesoamerica?
The central figure in the pantheon of Mesoamerican gods, Quetzalcoatl remains much of a mystery. Considered the creator god, and the messiah of humanity, the Feathered Serpent God was also believed to be a man who actually lived as the son of a Toltec warlord, and yet unlike the traditional Mesoamerican race, Quetzalcoatl was described as blue-eyed, fair skinned, blonde, and bearded. Who was Quetzalcoatl the man, the myth, the messiah?
quetzalcoatl • aztec • cortes • toltec • mixcoatl
The central figure in the pantheon of Mesoamerican gods, Quetzalcoatl remains much of a mystery. Considered the creator god, and the messiah of humanity, the Feathered Serpent God was also believed to be a man who actually lived as the son of a Toltec warlord, and yet unlike the traditional Mesoamerican race, Quetzalcoatl was described as blue-eyed, fair skinned, blonde, and bearded. Who was Quetzalcoatl the man, the myth, the messiah?
quetzalcoatl • aztec • cortes • toltec • mixcoatl
Teotihuacan
The city of Teotihuacan was the site of the infamous Aztec sacrifice made to the sun god and was at the centre of the Aztec religion.
teotihuacan • aztec sacrifice • aztec religion • teotihuacan pyramids • aztec human sacrifice
The city of Teotihuacan was the site of the infamous Aztec sacrifice made to the sun god and was at the centre of the Aztec religion.
teotihuacan • aztec sacrifice • aztec religion • teotihuacan pyramids • aztec human sacrifice
Quetzalcoatl
Meet the feathered serpent, the great civilizing god of ancient Mexico.
quetzalcoatl • viracocha • god • mexico • andes
Meet the feathered serpent, the great civilizing god of ancient Mexico.
quetzalcoatl • viracocha • god • mexico • andes
Hernan Cortez and the Quetzalcoatl Prophecy
With the stars lining up for him, Hernan Cortes' conquest of Mexico may have been made easier by the centuries old prophecy of a returning bearded god from the east.
quetzalcoatl prophecy • aztec conquest • hernan cortez • montezuma ii • expeditions to mexico out of cuba
With the stars lining up for him, Hernan Cortes' conquest of Mexico may have been made easier by the centuries old prophecy of a returning bearded god from the east.
quetzalcoatl prophecy • aztec conquest • hernan cortez • montezuma ii • expeditions to mexico out of cuba
The Viking-Maya Connection
The legend of Quetzalcoatl is known throughout Latin America, although he is called by many different names.
vikings • quetzalcoatl • kukulkan • mayas • incas
The legend of Quetzalcoatl is known throughout Latin America, although he is called by many different names.
vikings • quetzalcoatl • kukulkan • mayas • incas
Quetzalcoatl: Toltec and Aztec God
Quetzalcoatl was a god to the Aztecs, Toltecs and other Meso-Americans. He was instrumental in the repeated creation and destruction of the world.
quetzalcoatl • tezcatlipoca • mictlan • underworld • toltecs
Quetzalcoatl was a god to the Aztecs, Toltecs and other Meso-Americans. He was instrumental in the repeated creation and destruction of the world.
quetzalcoatl • tezcatlipoca • mictlan • underworld • toltecs
Ancient Decorative Art Works
Art guide "30,000 Years of Art" from Phaidon Press features these 9th-century world-wide works of art in stunning and detailed photographs.
decorative world art • 30000 years of art • 9th-century art • bird-man mural • huangdao ware jar
Art guide "30,000 Years of Art" from Phaidon Press features these 9th-century world-wide works of art in stunning and detailed photographs.
decorative world art • 30000 years of art • 9th-century art • bird-man mural • huangdao ware jar
Instead of Cancun, Chichén Itzá
Leave Cancun behind for the charms of this millennia-old city on the Yucatán Peninsula, a great place to begin a trek along the Riviera Maya.
chichen itza • mayan ruins • cancun • riviera maya • yucatan peninsula
Leave Cancun behind for the charms of this millennia-old city on the Yucatán Peninsula, a great place to begin a trek along the Riviera Maya.
chichen itza • mayan ruins • cancun • riviera maya • yucatan peninsula
Teotiuhuacan: City of the Gods
Popular Mayan and Aztec ruins fuel the imagination and are well known to most people. But there is an ancient, little-known city-created before the Aztecs, before the Maya, before the Olmecs, that archarologists and anthropologists believe provides a key to unlocking more distant and yet,more complex answers to life in Mesoamerica. Teotihuacan plays a starring role in Mesoamerican anthopology. Why?
teotihuacan • teotihuacan • anthropology • mesoamerica • civilization
Popular Mayan and Aztec ruins fuel the imagination and are well known to most people. But there is an ancient, little-known city-created before the Aztecs, before the Maya, before the Olmecs, that archarologists and anthropologists believe provides a key to unlocking more distant and yet,more complex answers to life in Mesoamerica. Teotihuacan plays a starring role in Mesoamerican anthopology. Why?
teotihuacan • teotihuacan • anthropology • mesoamerica • civilization
A Cultural Tour of the Yucatan
Enjoy the warmth and culture of Mexico. See flamingos in Ria Lagartos and pristine Mayan ruins at the newly discovered Ek' Balam.
cultural tour yucatan • colonial city valladolid • yucatan maya ruins • swim x'keken cenote • kukulkan chichen itza
Enjoy the warmth and culture of Mexico. See flamingos in Ria Lagartos and pristine Mayan ruins at the newly discovered Ek' Balam.
cultural tour yucatan • colonial city valladolid • yucatan maya ruins • swim x'keken cenote • kukulkan chichen itza
An Introduction to the History of Teotihuacan
The Mesoamerican Early Classic (200-600 CE) saw the zenith of the city centre in highland Mexico called Teotihuacán.
teotihuacan • mesoamerican history • mesoamerican archaeology • mexican history • teotihuacan empire
The Mesoamerican Early Classic (200-600 CE) saw the zenith of the city centre in highland Mexico called Teotihuacán.
teotihuacan • mesoamerican history • mesoamerican archaeology • mexican history • teotihuacan empire
Human Sacrifice in Ancient America
Ancient American Civilizations live in some infamy for their alleged practices of human sacrifice.
human sacrifice • mesoamerica • ancient south america • moche • aztec
Ancient American Civilizations live in some infamy for their alleged practices of human sacrifice.
human sacrifice • mesoamerica • ancient south america • moche • aztec
Legend of Quetzalcoatl
Do you like chocolate? And what does chocolate have to do with the South American legend of Quetzalcoatl. Well, it is like this, you see...
myth • legends • south america • aztec • toltec
Do you like chocolate? And what does chocolate have to do with the South American legend of Quetzalcoatl. Well, it is like this, you see...
myth • legends • south america • aztec • toltec
Moctezuma Aztec Ruler – Exhibition Overview
The BM's lastest blockbuster exhibition explores Moctezuma II, the blood-thirsty times of his rulership, Spanish invasion, and the mystery surrounding the Emperor's death
moctezuma montezuma • ahuitzotl • qin shihuangdi terracotta warriors • hadrian empire and conflict • quetzalcoatl mask
The BM's lastest blockbuster exhibition explores Moctezuma II, the blood-thirsty times of his rulership, Spanish invasion, and the mystery surrounding the Emperor's death
moctezuma montezuma • ahuitzotl • qin shihuangdi terracotta warriors • hadrian empire and conflict • quetzalcoatl mask
The Mayan Prophecy and Doomsday 2012
Everyone is talking about 2012. What happens when the Mayan Calendar ends in December of that year? Does the world end, or is it the beginning of a glorious new age?
2012 end of the world • 2012 calendar • 2012 end • mayan calendar 2012 • 2012 predictions
Everyone is talking about 2012. What happens when the Mayan Calendar ends in December of that year? Does the world end, or is it the beginning of a glorious new age?
2012 end of the world • 2012 calendar • 2012 end • mayan calendar 2012 • 2012 predictions
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