On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Jochen Fromm <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Toltecs don't belong to the Maya, > they are more predecessors of the Aztecs. > The Maya were the culture with the most > elaborate and interesting writings. > True, but after the Toltecs conquered the Mayans, their cultures merged for a longish period during which the barbaric practices of the Toltecs dominated. > > But you are right, we can find on the one > hand extreme violence and brutality among > nearly all Mesoamerican cultures, and > on the other hand highest culture in form > of hierogylphs and writing systems. > > I guess people back then were not that > different from today, some just wanted > to be peaceful farmers, while others > insisted on repulsive rituals, bloody > sacrifices and endless wars. The film > Apocaylpto from Mel Gibson describes > it well, I think it is quite authentic. > > -J. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Douglas Roberts > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:03 AM > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Palenque, Chichen Itza and more > > > I think the Toltecs were the most bloody, degenerate, disreputable culture > that has disgraced the planet in semi-recorded history (present company > excluded, of course). Handball games where the captain of the winning team > was obliged to decapitate the captain of the losing team and then do a > slam-dunk with the head? > > No, thanks. > > The ruins in Chichen-Itza are impressive, though. > > --Doug > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Doug Roberts [email protected] [email protected] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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