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The Mayas have been growing cacao trees(可可树) and using the seeds(种子) to make chocolate drinks for over 2,000 years. In fact, scientists have found chocolate in an ancient "teapot".The results suggest the Mayas were drinking chocolate as early as 2,600 years ago! The Mayas also ...
HAIFA, Israel (AP) — As her 4-year-old son perused the Israeli museum’s ancient artifacts, Anna Geller looked away for just a moment. Then a crash sounded, a rare 3,500-year-old jar was broken on the ground, and her son stood over it, aghast.
In fact, scientistshave found chocolate in an ancient “teapot". The resutssuggestthat the Mayas were drinking chocolate as earlyas 2.600 years ago! The Mayas also used the seeds asmoney. With ten seeds they could buy a rabbit at themarket.The story continues with the Aztecs, who also...
Children were assessed in two waves across a year to measure their math motivation and achievement.The results show that parents who view math ability as changeable are more likely to give process responses focused on their c...
The Maya were an advanced civilization that flourished in the region of Mesoamerica from c. 250-900 CE. During this classical period, the Maya developed a rich history that encompassed art, architecture, astronomy, and mathematics. While historians are unsure of the cause of the decline of the...
The question about the history of cacao(可可) has long interested researchers who wonder how and why it became so important to ancient Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Maya and Aztecs. Archaeological(考古学的) evidence once pointed to the first use of cacao in Mesoamerica about 3,900 years...
The cohoba ritual was first described byFriar Ramón Pané, a Hieronymite brother who, on the orders of Columbus himself, lived among the Taíno and chronicled their rich belief system. Pané’s writings—the most direct source we have on ancient Taíno culture—was the basis forPeter Martyr...
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) Read More 9 of 10 | Ariel Heller, 4, poses for a portrait with his parents Anna, left, and Alex, right, as the family was invited for a special tour after he accidentally broke an ancient jar at the Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum in Haifa, Israel, ...