What You Probably Don’t Know About the Ancient Mayans

Published on January 18, 2018
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Star Tracker

The Mayans very detailed, meticulous records of the movements of the stars, sun, moon and planets. They honestly believed that the Sun, Moon and stars were “gods” who moved in the sky. Celestial events such as eclipses, equinoxes and solstices were also marked in their ancient temples.

Star Tracker

Star Tracker

Other Gods

They weren’t only convinced of the shining lights in the sky as gods, they believed that there were other gods. Those gods included the god of rain and the god of corn… yes, corn.

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Other Gods

Other Gods