A blog about pre-columbian civilisations. The Olmecs, the Mayans, the Zapotecs, the Incas, the Toltecs & the Aztecs.
The name Tōllān means “Among the reeds” in the Nahuatl language, with the figurative sense of a densely populated “place where people are thick as reeds”.Names with the same meaning were used in Maya and other native Mexican languages.
This is the celebrated home of the Toltecs, it was a city of about 13km (8 miles). It contained two pyramids, two plazas, a council hall and two... 
Background Info
The Toltec culture was integrated with the Aztecs
The feathered serpent was the Aztecs main god that inspired them to conquer other tribes in its name.
Obsidian was used for weapons and gifts to be traded.
Toltec culture spread all along the present-day Mexico area.
Toltec empire destroyed at 1150 by invaders from North.
The Aztecs viewed them as “Givers” of civilization.
Aztec... 
Isolated from the rest of the world, the Mayans and Aztecs created sophisticated civilizations that in many ways paralleled ancient Mediterranean empires. God-like kings and a priestly ruling class dominated splendid cities of temples and... 
In 1911, Hiram Bingham, famed American explorer, stumbled across a remote Inca city atop a high peak in the Andes.
The site was called Machu Picchu – perhaps the most famous ruin in the world. What was its purpose? Was it, like Bingham believed, a military fortress?
Or did this glorious ruin have a secret purpose? From the mountains of Peru, Josh will follow in the footsteps of Hiram... 
It’s hard to believe that while the European continent was entrenched in the horrors of the Dark Ages, the Mayan culture was thriving. Not only did the Mayans create a complicated written language, they had far exceeded the Europeans in their study and mapping of the stars and planets, mathematics, and architecture. What happened to the Mayan people? How did they come to be? Why was this... 
Welcome to Ancient World, a blog about pre-columbian civilisations. The Olmecs, the Mayans, the Zapotecs, the Incas, the Toltecs & the Aztecs.
