It really links back to justifications for enslavement and extermination. Our enemies are barbaric, human-sacrificing savages, and therefore everything we do to them is justified. Nobody acknowledges the fact that the encomienda system of the Spanish was just as, if not more, barbaric than what...
I have not heard of Xochicalco, but it sounds fascinating. It is such a shame these sites are so overlooked, there is so much history and culture being missed! The civilization of the Mexican valley really remind me of the Canaanites: They were both fascinating and distinguished cultures in...
Ahhh, now my pre-columbian america class is starting to come back to me. Have you ever looked in to the other city states around the valley of Mexico? I recall writing an essay on Huexotla
That is super cool!!! Its a shame their writing system never developed fully. When I was in college, I was studying ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs independently. Egypt is to me, what the aztecs are to you. I got pretty good at it (relatively) and translated some texts from Nefertari's tomb.
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