Bering land bridge theory disputed

Express-News ^ | 12 Jan 2007 | Melissa Ludwig

[Renfield]

"Always wondered why the conquered Mayans of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala constructed the amphitheaters for games in which two mounted men would angle for putting a stone through an embedded ring approximated 8 metres high on one side of the arena, each being permitted to attack the other, all for the pleasure of royalty. First stone through was the winner...."

Those balls weren't stone, they were raw rubber.

The game was a religious ritual, deeply entwined with Maya Cosmology. Scoring was extremely rare, and when a team scored, it won...and was sacrificed!

As I understand it, the game was a ritual pre-enactment of the passage of souls into the "Tree of Life" at the center of the Galaxy, which is supposed to take place at the end of the 13th Baktun of the Mayan Calendar (December 21st, 2012 in our calendrical system). That date was extrememly significant to the Mayans.

Here's some good background information on the significance of that date:
http://www.levity.com/eschaton/Why2012.html

[kellynch]

Glaciers do move; they carry rocks with them when they advance, and they drop rocks off when they retreat. How do you think Long Island was created? It's glacial detritus. As is Cape Cod.

[Drammach]

It is quite possible that a population moved in after some event caused the collapse of the large mammal population. It may have been a meteor.

Meteor Crater, AZ ( also known as Barringer Crater..) approx. 50,000 years ago...
Soon thereafter, there was a decided climatic change event, from the previously cool and damp savannah to hot, dry desert..

When you start to throw meteor impact, climate change, probable flooding events beginning due to glacier melts, earthquake, and disease among the animal populations, it is easy to see the fauna suffering a massive decline without any human intervention whatsoever..

[Docbarleypop]

ive been using the term aboriginal north american myself. it has ticked a few of my professors off but they cant argue with the vernacular truth of it.

[SunkenCiv]

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