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[–] deus 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Pre-Columbian American civilizations are incredibly interesting. It's absurd how far they got without wheels, iron tools or animals like horses and cows. I guess I wouldn't mind listening about the Aztecs constantly.

[–] MisterNeon 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mesoamerican fact of the day:

The wheel was actually known to Mesoamerica pre-European contact. Archeological finds included toys, food preparation tools, seal rollers, and spindle whorls for textile making.

I'm a history nerd and Mesoamerica is quality content.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

the dense tropical forest made backpacks way better for transportation of goods.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Their secret was murdering their children to win the favour of their gods.

[–] MisterNeon 2 points 11 months ago

For Tlaloc only ones born on lucky days.