Paul Manansala
has observed that:
Mestizos in Mayan or nearby areas show significant African admixture.
The East Coast had extensive admixture according to a recent study by
Lisker et al. ("Genetic Structure
in Mesoamerica," Human Biology,
June 1996). The following percentages of African ancestry were found
among East coast populations:
Paraiso - 21.7%
El Carmen - 28.4%
Veracruz - 25.6%
Saladero - 30.2%
Tamiahua - 40.5% To learn more click here |
There
was a sacred ball game that was played by the Olmecs which was later passed
on to the Mayans and Aztecs. The rubber
ball they played with, weighed as much as 3 and half pounds. This sacred ball
game had religious significance and an important part of community rituals.
This
game was first played, by the Olmecs. It spread over the centuries to the
inhabitants of Tenochtitlan (Now Mexico City), Toltecs, then passed on to
the Mayas and Aztecs. In Aztec times the game was known as Tlachti. Among
the Mayas, the game was known as Pok-Ta-Pok. To learn more click here
The failure of Haslip- Viera, Ortiz de Montellano and Barbour (1997) to realize
an African presence in PreColumbian
America, is the result of their ignorance of the normal science of ancient
Afrocentric studies (Winters, 1996). Haslip-Viera, Ortiz d e Montellano and
Barbour (1997: 419) assume that ancient Afrocentric research is the result
of the "cultural nationalism of the 1960's and 1970's. This view is false. The ancient Afrocentric studies research tradition was developed before the
1960's (Winters, 1994, 1996). The ancient Afrocentric studies research tradition
reflects almost two hundred years of original research in the area of ancient
Afrocentric studies ( Winters, 1994, 1996). |
 A Maya ballplayer
wore thigh guards and a thick protective belt to
compete in a sacred ball game.
There is a website
dedicated purely to the Olmec articles. Just click here
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