Conversely,the Anasazi(阿纳萨齐人) who lived in the Four Corners of the Amercian Southwest didn't disappear because of an earthquake or a war;their civilization collapsed because of long-term drought and population pressure. The same causes probably contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya...
Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond. Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and...
Boas described what he saw as the key insight of her research: “The results of her painstaking investigation confirm the suspicion long held by anthropologists that much of what we ascribe to human nature is no more than a reaction to the restraints put upon us by our civilization.”[1] ...
Jiang Zhiqun believes that Mayan civilization will affect the 2013 international to a certain extent. clothing The fashion trend. Professor Jiang divides the trend of spring and summer into four themes: Dawn, dawn, pure territory, marginal ethnic group and new Utopia. "The four themes are full ...
The cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao, originated from Central and South America, where it was cultivated and the seeds of its fruit were consumed by the Pre-classic Mayan civilization as early as 600 BC. A complex chemistry is involved in the transformation of a bitter, astringent, and unpleasant ...