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Most of what we know about the war in Maya society is known from images carved o...

Star Wars Maya. Why the ancient states-states fought with each other

Most of what we know about the war in Maya society is known from images carved on stone monuments and stucco facades, as the Spaniards burned a number of Maya codes and about 5,000 cult images.

It is known that only three pre -Columbus books of Maay's hieroglyphics (also known as the Code) and perhaps the fourth scholars have identified four basic examples of Maay's hieroglyphics that relate to war: "Chuck" (perhaps means "capture"), "chuck Decovered), "Khubi" ("Destruction") and "Star War", Heritage Daily reports. In focus. Technology appeared its Telegram channel.

Subscribe to not miss the latest and most intricate news from the world of science! Wars were mainly for political control or for obtaining new resources and territories between cities. The purpose could also be to obtain sacrificial gifts to legitimize the ruler of the state or to intimidate rivals to force them to obey and pay tribute. In some cases, conflicts grew into a "star war", which led to the fall of the dynasty or the complete domination of one state over another.

The inscription from the monument found in torthero (dated 669 AD), which describes the consequences of the "Star War", says: "Blood was poured by the river; skins were composed in a pile. " The term comes from Glyph Maya, which depicts the element "ek" (star) or "projectile above the star", which appears on the plain monuments of the Maya classic period (300-900 AD). The Star Wars also seemed to be seasonal in nature and was kept in the dry season from November to January.

There were few cases that occurred during the planting season and none during the harvest between mid -September to the end of October. The first example of the Star War occurred in 562 AD during a conflict between the peoples of Karakol and Tikal.

Karakol was a subordinate state of the more mighty city of Tikal, but after a series of battles between Lord Water (Yajau Te 'K'inich II) from Karakol and Lord by a double bird (VAK Chan K'avil) from Tikal, a double bird was defeated , known as the Tikal Middle -classical break.

Further cases of the Star War were documented by 781 AD inclusive: - Kalakmul/Karakol (winner) and Naranho in 631; - Karakol (winner) and Naranho in 636; - torturetro (winner) and unnamed state in 644; - Dos-Pilas (winner) and timel in 670; - Palenke (winner) and unnamed state in 672; - Tikal (winner) and Dos-Pilas in 672; - La Troon (winner) and timeline in 677; - Naranho (winner) and Karakol in 680; - Dos-Pilas (winner) and timel in 705; - Tonina (winner) and burning in 711; - Dos-Pilas (winner) and Sabal in 735; - Panras Negras (winner) and an unnamed state in 781.

Scientists have used statistical modeling to assume that many of these conflicts coincide with the advent of the planet Venus (called "Chuck EC '"). The Dresden Code, one of the few stored May books, contains astronomical tables for calculating the position of Chucks EC ', although any connection with the Star Wars has been strongly denied in recent studies.