The History of the Maya

In this first part of our look at the Pre-Classic Maya, I talk about the Early and Middle Pre-Classic, the origins of social stratification, and surprisingly a fair bit about pots. Resources The Maya - Michael D. Coe and Stephen Houston 3000 Years of War and Peace in the Maya Lowlands - Geoffrey E. Braswell Public Ritual and Interregional Interactions: Excavations of the Central Plaza of Group A, Ceibal – Takeshi Inomata et al. Daily Life in Maya Society – Robert Sharer For feedback and com...

In today's episode I discuss the colonisation of the America's in the archaic period, and how this affected the Maya region in particular. I also run us through the Popul Vuh, and the Maya's own origin myth. Resources The Maya - Michael D. Coe and Stephen Houston Daily Life In Maya Civilisation - Robert Sharer 3000 Years of War and Peace in the Maya Lowlands - Geoffrey E. Braswell https://maya.nmai.si.edu/the-maya/creation-story-maya For feedback and comments please email: historyofthemaya@...

(REUPLOADED TO FIX SOUND ISSUES) In today inaugural episode of the History of the Maya podcast I discuss who I am, why I made this podcast, and give us a brief overview of our subject area, the wonderful Maya. Resources The Maya - Michael D. Coe and Stephen Houston Mexico from the Olmec to the Aztecs - Michael D. Coe, Rex Koontz, Javier Urcid For feedback and comments please email: [email protected] Theme music Pony Trek Guitar : Ahmad MousaviPour from Pixabay