In the deep depths of the Yucatan Peninsula, covered in thick dense rain forest, lies the remnants of a lost civilisation that once thrived. The Maya; located in Central America would build the iconic temple tombs. But to build them they would require a large population.
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Bringing Back History
A lost civilisation tangled in the vines of time. The ruined society belonging to the Maya. Thriving between 300 BC and 900 AD, the Maya lay in the highlands of Guatemala. Within this civilisation, they built monumental temples that took much more than just a few builders. From farmers to materials, every detail was vital. Continue reading Bringing Back History
Highway To Heaven
In the dense, tropical rainforest of the Yucatan Peninsula, There once was a thriving civilisation that prevailed between 300BC to 900AD. This society was called the Maya, who built monumental shrines. Many resources were needed to build the shrines, but people were vital. Continue reading Highway To Heaven
Bringing tombs to the next level the Mayan way.
If you travel to the Yucatan peninsular at first look you will find a spraling emerald forist covering much of the land. However, if you look closer you will see hulking temples dotted around this jade knigdom. These grey mamoths were the constructed by the once great mayan civaliation. The monsters of the Mayan society were there tombs and shrines.
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Stairways to heaven
Once in a dense, tropical rain forest of the Yucatan Peninsula, lay an ancient civilisation. The great forest belonged to the Maya. In these forests they built monumental tombs, it took materials, but people were the key resource.
Reaching for the heavens
Deep in the depths of the jade, tropical rainforest in the Yucatan Peninsula lies the ancient ruins of the lost civilization. The city-states belong to the Maya, who were a literate society that thrived between 300BC to 900AD. Temples were built by the Maya, but they didn’t just need materials … they needed people.
Stairway to Heaven
In the dense, tropical rainforest of the Yucatan Peninsula and the volcanic highlands of Guatemala, lie the ruined city- states of the once great civilisation. These city-states belonged to the Ancient Maya, a literate civilisation that thrived between three hundred BC and nine hundred AD. The Maya are famous for their colossal shrines which needed the following materials: stone, craftsmen, people and farms.
Stairways To Heaven
If you travelled halfway across the world over a thousand years ago you would come across a civilisation you probably didn’t even know existed. Even further into the once- thriving cities you would find burnt forests and ancient temples that belonged to the Maya. To build these temples the Maya didn’t just need materials but a large population to farm, mine and build.
To support this vast civilisation the Maya had to hunt and farm to their extent. There farming techniques would depend on where they were located. In the lowlands, the Maya would use the slash and burn technique, this technique would consist of cutting down the trees and burning any excess to create rich soil. However this nutritious soil would only last 10 years so farmers would have to move. Continue reading Stairways To Heaven