i just learned about mesoamerica from College, and nobody said nothing about Teotihuacano obsidian monopolies. mostly they said, "we don't know a lot about Teotihuacan. the name is Nahuatl. they liked this goddess lady a lot, and this rain god dude, and this looks like the Mexica Quetzalcoatl. Here's a town. The Mexica sure liked them, though. These little lines mean the person is speaking, or birds or whatever are making sounds." what am i paying for
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I could be extrapolating too much. Or listening to someone who did. It's been a while since i was learning this. But as I recall, there's a fine, green obsidian that is found all over mesoamerica, and it was traced to a deposit near Teotihuacan. That part, I know for sure. This would have been, like 200 BC to 200 AD.
the cheif Mexica deity, Huitzilopochtli, means "hummingbird on the left" or "-south."
huh. I had heard "left-handed hummingbird".
"Teotihuacan" is a real pretty word.
I agree.
These little lines mean the person is speaking, or birds or whatever are making sounds."
That reminds of me a story about looking at a Mayan inscription: "Oh look, here's Venus, and here's the sun, and...." "The sun? That's a monkey." "Yeah! The sun is always depicted as a monkey!"
That always amused me. You might have heard me tell that before.
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the cheif Mexica deity, Huitzilopochtli, means "hummingbird on the left" or "-south."
huh. I had heard "left-handed hummingbird".
"Teotihuacan" is a real pretty word.
I agree.
These little lines mean the person is speaking, or birds or whatever are making sounds."
That reminds of me a story about looking at a Mayan inscription: "Oh look, here's Venus, and here's the sun, and...." "The sun? That's a monkey." "Yeah! The sun is always depicted as a monkey!"
That always amused me. You might have heard me tell that before.
Call me about going to the museum on Sunday!
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i had a good time on sunday : )
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