The Mohaya: Mexico’s ancient ‘corn people’

Although Mohaya is known as “corn people”-Mohaya is a direct translation of what is in the early form of the Mix-Sogvian language-this early Meso American people Soconoscopic area of ​​chiabas Not at first Borer. However, they are still credited to many more. They were the first documented agrarian society in Meso America, the first -based ranking community, the first people who created chocolate and pottery and the first known Meso -American Palcort.

If this appears to be the same as Olmex, known as the “Mother Culture of Meso America,” archaeologists John E. Clerk and Michael Blake published Mohaya’s first important study (“El Arjen de La Civilization my Meso Amirica: Las Olmekas Y Mohaya Delgaya Delgaya Delgaya Mohaya Olmex.

However, those who created the first sitting culture in Meso America had a major impact on both Olmex and later Maya.

The first sitting peasant community in Mexico

Today, the area where the Mohaya occupied in Sogonosco is often the agricultural land, which is the first known people in Mexico, because it was in Meso America in the case. The latter is an important difference because in this era pre -national borders, their lands are extended from coastal chiabas to Guatemala.

Since 1900 BC, Mohaya, especially in their Paso de la Amada immigration, has created the foundation of agriculture in Meso America. Other people though, like, AdadoIn front of them, in Sogonasco, they are nomadic hunters. In contrast, Mohaya used the rich volcanic soil of Sogonasco Maize plantKasawa and beans and cultivated Butter And Theoproma cocoa (the main ingredient of ancient chocolate).

What made agriculture in front of anyone else in Messo America? We do not know that they are actually the first, but there is no evidence that previous groups did so. The latest studies on this change globally shown that the strong -governance helped lead to agriculture Regulation of land use. Significantly, it was a part of Mohaya’s predecessor.

First complex ranking community

Mohaya Meso was the first sitting society in America, perhaps not accidental, for the first Clear signs of ranking and status. This is clearly clear from them HierarchicalsIt had the largest central houses reserved for their leaders, which they had fulfilled Shamanic duties and set up long -distance trading networks to get luxurious goods, and they had tight control on it. Aptian, mica and iron pyride are all the most sought -after commercial products.

The final luxury of chocolate is good. Cultivated by Mohaya – and not obtained by trade – its consumption was limited to the elite. In this, Mohaya set up a template, which will determine the tribal groups in Mexico up to time Mexica.

Chocolate inventors

If you are in the global millions of people who are now enjoying the delicious flavor of chocolate and the benefits of increasing the mood, you are grateful to Mohaya. They Found it.

For the starters, Mohaya, like the later tribes, the people of Meso America did not eat the specialties made by their cocoa. They Drank them. After grinding the seeds and grinding the mucous pulp Deproma cocoThey added water, and sometimes, fermentation of the mixture. Yes, that’s right. Mohaya’s chocolate was sometimes mild wine, which may have done something with its ritual importance.

These early chocolates may sometimes include other ingredients such as Chilis, Vanilla and Honey, which has evidence for this Until 1900 BCThis is the beginning of the Mohaya culture. Evidence was found in pottery bowls known as Decomads. Yes, Mokayas may be the first Meso American culture to specialize in pottery.

The best chocolate products, as mentioned, are reserved for high status as leaders. However, the coarse varieties of cocoa and corn dough are available in the ranking and file.

Builders of the first Meso -American Palcort

We do not know what the population of Mohaya culture is, and it is one of the largest communities of its time. The largest community of Mohaya, until the disappearance of the 1300 BC, Belly.

According to a study published by archaeological excavators Clark, Blake and Richard GThe amount of labor needed to construct it says it must have political or religious importance. Why? Its enormous size (85 meters to 30 meters) made it larger Configuration in Meso America We know at that time. What is really interesting, its estimated complete date BCE 1650 BCAny thought that invented the Olmex Meso Aamerican Palchem ​​- Olmek Culture was revealed from 1600 to 1500 BC.

Etlatongo in Oxagan Highlands is the site of the next old -fashioned Palcord, which will all accept the Meso Aamerican milk game, but the Meso Aamerican milk game will be first played by all the pre -1375 Olmex, Toltekas, Maya and Mexica.

First documented artists in Meso America

Between the chiefs and the peasantry, the middle layer craftsmen and traders were filled in the Mohaya community. Former pioneer the first pottery tradition in Meso America during the former Farah Phase (1900–1700 BC) Mokaya culturePottery is represented for their polish and subtle character. In the subsequent Logona phase of these early artists (1700-1500 BC), when the potters made a wide range of ships for wide range of social purposes. Examples of the early safe dates of pottery in Meso America, 1550-1400 BC, from Mohaya

We will find that one day Mohaya Meso Aamerican agriculture, no society, chocolate, pottery, and traditional milk – it is difficult to expect new innovations in antiquity – but the current proofs say that “corn populations” established the foundation elements of the Meeso American community.

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