Mikey

47, U.S. Navy Vet, Pas Y Amór

[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

Manchester City, 🇬🇧

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Mesoamerica is a region that stretches south from modern-day Mexico to northern Honduras. Several complex societies flourished here beginning over 3000 years ago....

One of the first civilizations we know of in Mesoamerica was the Olmec people. They lived from about 1200-400 BC. There are very few written records to help historians fully understand this civilization. From what we do know, the Olmec thrived in the fertile lands of south-central Mexico. They were very resourceful and used many of the natural resources in the area, including rubber and corn. Their major urban city was San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan. It was located on vast agricultural land with a ceremonial center whose population could have reached 13,000. The Olmec were great traders and engaged with cultures throughout Mexico and Central America.

Olmec are best known for the colossal stone heads they carved. The sculptures are between 3 and 11 feet tall and weigh up to 28 tons. Historians believe that the monuments are portraits of powerful Olmec rulers. Olmec had a rich, polytheistic religion with at least eight gods and it appears priests and shamans were important figures in their society.  Olmecs were likely the inventors of the Mesoamerican ballgame, also known as pok-ta-pok. This is one of earliest known sports and was played with a rubber ball and a stone goal. Olmec are considered to be the “mother” civilization in Mesoamerica. Civilizations that followed such as the Mayan and Aztec were heavily influenced by the Olmec’s characteristics. 

Zapotec civilization came nearly 100 years after the Olmec and thrived from about 500 BC to 900 CE. They also lived in the Valley of Oaxaca. They were an agricultural society with many well-developed cities. Their largest city was Monte Alban which housed over 25,000 people. Zapotec created one of the earliest inscriptions and writing systems in Mesoamerica. They were also artisans and created jewelry for rulers. They had a complex polytheistic religion, with two main gods called Cocijo, the rain god, and Coquihani, the god of light. The Zapotec may have also practiced human sacrifice in their religious rituals. They made use of pyramids that the Aztec and Maya would later adopt.

Olmec civilization declined between 400-350 BC. Archaeologists are unsure about the exact reason but evidence shows that it  might have been caused by environmental changes that choked off their water supply. However, they didn't disappear completely and evolved into later civilizations. Zapotecs fought the growing Aztec Empire which came to dominate the region. They were finally fully conquered by the invading Spanish in the early 1500s.

📷 : Olmec colossal heads are the most famous artifacts left behind by the Olmec civilization. The Olmec people are believed to have occupied a large part of modern-day Southern Mexico.

#archaeohistories

[KAHALA @KAHALA123Y]

Dating a woman who gets excited like a kid every time she’s around you is one of the best decisions a man can make. She’ll treat you better.

[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

@HYPEX A Beldar Conehead skin.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

American bought his home and the monthly mortgage payment has been $3,741.72

His property tax just got reassessed and has been sent his new monthly bill in the mail

His payment is now $4,536 per month because of the property tax increase

“This is how people aren't able to stay in their houses forever and lose their houses. Crazy”

This should be federally illegally. Property tax increases are such a scam and straight extortion

Abolish property taxes

[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

@Zkittles_420 💨

[-•▪︎ 𝙼 ▪︎•- @ABaby183]

This stage of my life is waking up everyday and saying "this is the horniest I've ever been, ever."

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

I think a lot of people are exhausted because it feels like every beautiful or useful thing eventually gets monetised, privatised, extracted, or bulldozed.

[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

🍄
#microdose #psilocybin #beautiful
#organic #trip

[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

@mistrustme1 🤯

[Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales]

As a Gen Xer, how many times have you started typing a reply to a post, gotten halfway through, and then realized you just don’t care enough to finish it?

[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

@_StonersRUs_ 2 solid cones for sure

[Firearms & Patriotism @firearmsdaily_]

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[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

@ShaughnCasey @JoshStrifeHayes I was coming here to post this. The game was brutal!

[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

Smoking a number in the rain is top tier.
#marfa #cannabis #rain

[Mikey @evil_engineer78]

@aestheticsguyy

[ً @artfuIchaos]

fuck her brains out till she stops overthinking and kiss her after in the most reassuring way.